Bihar almost meets WHO recommended ratio with 1.19 lakh doctor per 12 crore population, says Health minister Pandey
Patna: Bihar "almost" fulfills the World Health Organisation (WHO)-recommended doctor-population ratio as it has 1,19,000 doctors in the state with a population of 12 crore, state Health Minister Mangal Pandey said in the assembly on Friday.
Referring to the WHO norm of having one physician for 1,000 of population, Pandey said the state which has 12 crore population should have 1,20,000 doctors, but currently it has 1,19,000 doctors.
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Providing the details of 1,19,612 doctors, the minister said, the state has 40,100 allopathic physicians, 33,922 ayurvedic doctors, 34,257 homoeopathic doctors, 5,203 unani doctors and 6130 dentists.
The minister was replying to a Short Notice Question raised by RJD member Lalit Lalit Kumar Yadav. The RJD legislator wanted to know the timeframe by which the state intends to fulfil the WHO norm.
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