Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 7: In a clear indication of achieving significant progress, erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir State has shown considerable improvement in public health parameters against the corresponding national average for the last few years.
According to the recently released state wise fact sheet by National Health Systems Resource Centre (NHSRC), New Delhi on the basis of National Sample Survey Organization (NSSO) 75th round report, J&K has significantly improved its performance in outpatient care, in-patient care, child birth, Antenatal Care (ANC), Post Natal Care (PNC) by utilizing its existing Public Health Facilities and Out Of Pocket Expenditure (OOPE). As per the highlights of the report, all women in Jammu and Kashmir are availing Antenatal Care (ANC) services, out of which 80-92 percent services are being provided by Public Health Facilities, which is higher than the national average.
The trend of availing Post Natal Care (PNC) has also increased from 81 to 99 percent and there is significant increase in utilization of public health facilities for availing PNC services from 60 to 97 percent since 2014. Over 96 percent Inpatient Department (IPD) care in rural areas of J&K is provided by Public Health Facilities, which is highest against the country's average of 85 percent. The overall proportion of hospitalized persons (IPD) per 1000 patients has significantly decreased (10-15 percent) since 2014 and is less than national average in both rural and urban areas, the report said. |
