Health

The Department of Health, District Bandipora, is responsible for delivering accessible, affordable, and quality health care to the entire population of the district. It works under the Directorate of Health Services, Kashmir (DHSK), and is the key agency implementing all national and state health programmes at the district level.

Functions of the Department

• • Public Health Services – Preventive, promotive, curative, and rehabilitative health services.
  • Implementation of National Health Programmes –CPHC , NP-NCD , NLEP, NTEP, NVBDCP, RBSK, NPCB, RCH, MCH, Immunization, NPHCE, NPPC, etc.
  • Maternal & Child Health – Antenatal care, safe delivery services, JSSK, JSY benefits, immunization, nutrition promotion.
  • Communicable Disease Control – Surveillance and control of TB, leprosy, vector-borne diseases, water-borne outbreaks, etc.
  • Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) Care – Screening, treatment, and follow-up of hypertension, diabetes, cancers.
  • Emergency and Referral Services – 108/102 ambulance services, referral of critical patients to higher centres.
  • Health Education & IEC/BCC – Community awareness on sanitation, nutrition, hygiene, vaccination, lifestyle diseases.
  • Human Resource Management – Training, deployment, and monitoring of health workforce including doctors, nurses, ANMs, ASHAs.
  • Monitoring & Evaluation – Health data collection, HMIS reporting, NQAS quality improvement, and audits.

  InfrastructureinDistrictBandipora:

  The district health system is structured in a three-tier model:

  • 1 District Hospital – providing secondary care & specialty services.
  • 3 Community Health Centres (CHCs) – providing FRU, specialist services, and 24×7 delivery care.
  • 6 Primary Health Centres (PHCs) – delivering primary and preventive care, OPD/IPD services.
  • 21 NTPHCs (New Type PHCs) – providing OPD, basic emergency, and preventive services.
  • 71 Sub-Centres (SCs) – frontline health posts for immunization, ANC/PNC, family planning, and disease surveillance.

  Total Health Institutes: 102 (covering the entire population of Bandipora).

  • Free School Health Screening – Under RBSK, including referral and treatment at DEIC.
  • Free tele-consultation services to the people
  • Bringing Quality Healthcare in the district as the district is getting the institutes NQAS and Kayakalp certified in phased manner.

Exemptions:

• Free Consultation – OPD and IPD services at all Govt. health facilities.
• Free Medicines – Essential drug lists available at Sub Centres (96 drugs), PHCs (175 drugs) & higher facilities.
• Free Diagnostics – 14 diagnostics at SCs and 39 at PHCs; additional tests at CHCs & DH.
• Free Maternal & Child Health Services – ANC, institutional deliveries (normal/C-section), newborn care, immunization.
• Free Transport – Home–facility–home transport under JSSK for pregnant women & sick newborns.
• Free Dialysis – For eligible patients under PM National Dialysis Programme.
• Free Hospitalization – ₹5 lakh per family under AB-PMJAY in empanelled hospitals.
• Free School Health Screening – Under RBSK, including referral and treatment at DEIC.
• Free tele-consultation services to the people
• Bringing Quality Healthcare in the district as the district is getting the institutes NQAS and Kayakalpcertified in phased manner

Exibitions :

• Free Consultation – OPD and IPD services at all Govt. health facilities.
• Free Medicines – Essential drug lists available at Sub Centres (96 drugs), PHCs (175 drugs) & higher facilities.
• Free Diagnostics – 14 diagnostics at SCs and 39 at PHCs; additional tests at CHCs & DH.
• Free Maternal & Child Health Services – ANC, institutional deliveries (normal/C-section), newborn care, immunization.
• Free Transport – Home–facility–home transport under JSSK for pregnant women & sick newborns.
• Free Dialysis – For eligible patients under PM National Dialysis Programme.

• Free Hospitalization – ₹5 lakh per family under AB-PMJAY in empanelled hospitals