People's Primary Healthcare Initiative (PPHI), the program that has reopened the closed rural health facilities, and till now many poor people of rural areas have got improved delivery of health services at their door steps.
Before PPHI, in rural areas, there were closed and non functional health facilities, shortage of doctors and other paramedical staff, no budgets, no lady doctors, no facility of mobile ultrasound, no punctuality in medical and paramedical staff, detoriated infrastructure, no telephone connectivity, no community participation & awareness efforts, no vaccines for dog and snake bite, and no working maternity homes.
But after PPHI, all health care centers in rural areas are now turned functional, new energetic and young Doctors and paramedical staff is appointed on contract basis, punctuality and work is monitored, lady doctors are available, Ultrasound facility is available, infrastructure is reconstructed, new furniture is given, wireless telephone connectivity is available, community participation and awareness programs in schools are held every week, vaccines and medicines are now available and Maternity Homes are working like never before.
The success of this program can be judged by the fact that the OPD turn over has increased to 255%. The pictorial album and facts figures are available at their website.
I have personally seen few Health centers. one of my relatives contract was not renewed just because she was absent for consecutive 5 days without any application, this shows that doctors are well monitored and strictness is present.
Now, govt should start the similar program with same goals and plans in Education Sector, it will really benefit the poor cihldren of rural areas. All those improvements which came after PPHI, are really needed in Education side also.
