HEALTH & WELNESS CENTRES

HWC are envisaged to deliver expanded range services that go beyond Maternal and child health care services to include care for non -communicable diseases, palliative and rehabilitative care, Oral, Eye and ENT care, mental health and first level care for emergencies and trauma , including free essential drugs and diagnostic services

Expanded range of services
The expansion of services has been planned in incremental manner. As a first step, Screening, Prevention, Control and Management of Non-communicable Diseases and Chronic Communicable diseases like Tuberculosis and Leprosy has been introduced at HWCs.

  Care in pregnancy and childbirth.

  Neonatal and infant health care services

  Childhood and adolescent health care services.

  Family planning, Contraceptive services and Other Reproductive Health Care services

  Management of Communicable diseases: National Health Programs

  Management of Common Communicable Diseases and General Out-patient care for acute simple illnesses and            minor ailments

  Screening, Prevention, Control and Management of Non-Communicable diseases and chronic communicable            disease like TB and Leprosy

  Basic Oral health care

  Care for Common Ophthalmic and ENT problems

  Elderly and Palliative health care services

  Emergency Medical Services

  Screening and Basic management of Mental health ailment

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