“HEALTH” is an asset to every person”. Directorate of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Karnataka.
The state of Karnataka is among leading states which provide intensive public health services to the people. Karantaka is the first state to introduce number of PHU’s to provide comprehensive Health Care and deliver curative, preventive and rehabilitation health care to the people of the state even before the thought of Primary Health Centres was introduced by the government of India.
Services Offered by Department of Health and Family Welfare. Government of KarnatakaThe Department of Health and Family Welfare is a government undertaking operating under Government of Karnataka. The department is accountable to implement various National and State Health programs of Public Health importance in the state and also provides comprehensive Health Care Services to the people through various types of Health and Medical Institutions.
HEALTH CARE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF:1.Rural Health component of the Minimum Needs Programme.
2.Medical Development Programme and Hospital Pharmacy Programme.
3.National 'AIDS' Control Programme.
4.Reproductive & Child Health (RCH ). Family Welfare and
Immunization Programme.
5.National Leprosy Eradication Programme.
6.National Tuberculosis Control Programme.
7.National Programme for Control of Blindness Programme.
8.National Malaria Eradication & National Filaria Control Programme.
9.National Guinea Worm Eradication Programme.
10.Prevention and control of Communicable Diseases like Diarrhoeal diseases, Japanese, Encephalitis etc.
11.Health Education and Training Programme.
12.Nutrition Programme - Nutrition Education & Demonstration.
13.National Iodine deficiency Disorder Programme.
14.Laboratory Services and Vaccine Production Units.
15.Education and Environmental Sanitation & Curative Services.
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