Community well being officers to take care of wellness centres in Odisha

By Express News Service
BHUBANESWAR:  Odisha authorities has determined to deploy group well being officers in any respect rural well being sub-centres, major well being centres (PHCs) and concrete PHCs which are being transformed into well being and wellness centres (HWCs) for higher healthcare supply.

As mandated by the Ministry of Health, the State may have 6794 HWCs by strengthening 5400 sub-centres, 1288 PHCs and 106 UPHCs by December 2022.  

With the standards prescribing {that a} workers nurse educated on group well being may be engaged, the State authorities has in precept authorized that after becoming a member of the nursing officers – just lately recruited by Odisha Sub-Ordinate Staff Selection Commission (OSSSC) – will likely be mandatorily educated on group well being and posted in HWCs as group well being officers.

“They will be posted for a minimum period of five years as first posting after successful completion of the training. As per the training schedule, the required number of candidates will be selected in batches at the district level chronologically from the merit list of OSSSC,” stated a well being official.

Sources stated solely 1637 HWCs, together with 318 sub-centres, 1229 PHCs and 90 UPHCs are actually operational within the State which is just 51 per cent of the cumulative goal as much as 2020-21.

In order to attain the goal set by the Ministry of Health, 5028 HWCs are to be made operational by 2021-22 together with the pending goal of 2020-21. While the State has transformed over 90 per cent of the PHCs and UPHCs as HWCs, the main focus is now on growing the sub-centres as HWCs. 

Additional Chief Secretary of Health PK Mohapatra stated the coaching of group well being officers will likely be accomplished in three to 4 batches to fulfill the requirement of the State.