HAILAKANDI

Significant milestones have been achieved by the National Rural Health Mission in Assam, but arduous hurdles have to be crossed before improved healthcare becomes accessible to all.

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug. 24 A community survey of a village in central Kerala has returned a prevalence estimate of 14.6 per cent for type-2 diabetes, one of the highest prevalence rates reported in any Indian State.

Poor get free healthcare

The Madhya Pradesh Government has decided to spend Rs 962 crores on health services in rural areas this year. Out of the amount Rs 406.10 crore would be spent on maternity and child health, Rs 264.40 crore on National Rural Health Mission programmes, and Rs 55.20 crore on pulse polio programme. At a meeting of State Health Committee headed by the Chief Secretary approved the above amount.

Two doctors fell in love, married and went on to heal a village in Maharashtra. Their services are now emulated by the National Health Mission..

Taru Bahl

The State Government will establish 64 rural health centres under National Rural Health Mission to give boost to healthcare in Goa.

At Mohali and Patiala, these vehicles have not even moved from the spot where they were parked for the past several months. In Barnala, Bathinda and Faridkot, where more than one MMU has been provided, only one is functional as there is not enough staff to man other vehicles.

Chandigarh, July 12

KOHIMA, July 12: Nagaland Government said they have received over Rs 100 crore from the Centre under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) in the past three years.

Aarti Dhar

NEW DELHI: The Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry has recommended an in-depth review of 20 innovative schemes being implemented by States and Union Territories (UT) under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) for scaling up and replication.