- Home
- Medical news & Guidelines
- Anesthesiology
- Cardiology and CTVS
- Critical Care
- Dentistry
- Dermatology
- Diabetes and Endocrinology
- ENT
- Gastroenterology
- Medicine
- Nephrology
- Neurology
- Obstretics-Gynaecology
- Oncology
- Ophthalmology
- Orthopaedics
- Pediatrics-Neonatology
- Psychiatry
- Pulmonology
- Radiology
- Surgery
- Urology
- Laboratory Medicine
- Diet
- Nursing
- Paramedical
- Physiotherapy
- Health news
- AYUSH
- State News
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Andhra Pradesh
- Arunachal Pradesh
- Assam
- Bihar
- Chandigarh
- Chattisgarh
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli
- Daman and Diu
- Delhi
- Goa
- Gujarat
- Haryana
- Himachal Pradesh
- Jammu & Kashmir
- Jharkhand
- Karnataka
- Kerala
- Ladakh
- Lakshadweep
- Madhya Pradesh
- Maharashtra
- Manipur
- Meghalaya
- Mizoram
- Nagaland
- Odisha
- Puducherry
- Punjab
- Rajasthan
- Sikkim
- Tamil Nadu
- Telangana
- Tripura
- Uttar Pradesh
- Uttrakhand
- West Bengal
- Medical Education
- Industry
CHCs face 80 percent shortage of specialist doctors, reveals Health Ministry report
Overview
The Rural Healthcare services in India are affected by an acute shortage of specialist doctors, with around 80% shortfall of specialists at Community Health Centres (CHCs), the Rural Health Statistics Report 2021-2022 has revealed.
While it is mandatory for CHCs to be manned by four medical specialists i.e. Surgeon, Physician, Obstetrician/Gynaecologist, and Pediatrician, the report reveals that there is a shortfall of 83.2% of Surgeons, 74.2% of Obstetricians & Gynecologists, 79.1% of Physicians and 81.6% of Pediatricians. Overall, there is a shortfall of 79.5% specialists at the CHCs as compared to the requirement for existing CHCs.
For more details, check out the link given below:
80% Shortfall Of Specialist Doctors In CHCs: Health Ministry Report
Speakers
Dr. Nandita Mohan
BDS, MDS( Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry)