Ranchi gets 5 urban health centres for primary healthcare facilities

Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) administrator Shashi Ranjan launched a centre at Pahan Toli, while four others were inaugurated by the local RMC representatives.

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Ranjan said more such centres would come up here soon.

As many as 24 UHWCs are proposed to be opened in Ranchi under recommendations of the 15th finance commission, as an official said.

"Availability of land appears to be a problem for the project. Five centres were started today, most of them in community building. Rest 19 will be opened very soon depending upon the availability of land," said RMC's additional administrator Kunwar Singh Pahan.

The UHWC would be in addition to Atal Clinics. A total of 18 Atal clinics are operating in the state capital, which provides health care services for four hours a day.

The centres, which will function as normal OPD, would not only offer general check-ups but will also conduct vaccination programmes for children and keep an eye on the health of pregnant women.

The facilities would also provide several screening tests and management of mental health illness, besides detection, prevention, control and management of non-communicable diseases, Pahan said.

Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported that the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) had introduced a surgical retina facility, the first of its kind in any government hospital in Jharkhand. The surgeries were performed by Associate Professor, RIMS, Dr Rahul Prasad and his unit. Patients can also avail the retinal surgery under the Ayushman Bharat Yojana. The surgical retina facility is the first of its kind in any government hospital in Jharkhand, the official said. "The availability of laser indirect ophthalmoscopes will also help in treating premature babies with retinopathy of prematurity".

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