Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS): -

Objectives of Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS) for Primary Health Centres:

1. To provide comprehensive primary health care to the community through the Primary Health Centres.
2. To achieve and maintain an acceptable standard of quality of care.
3. To make the services more responsive and sensitive to the needs of the community

Objectives of Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS) for Sub-centres

1. To provide basic Primary health care to the community.
2. To achieve and maintain an acceptable standard of quality of care.
3. To make the services more responsive and sensitive to the needs of the community

        Wardha dist. covers one District Hospital, 2 sub district hospital, 5 Rural hospitals ,16 PHC,109 SC under IPHS NRHM. Wardha has shown significant improvement in, out patient load in government facilities, sterilization cases, immunization & family planning work.

        This dist. has recruited 18 Medical officers & 28 ANM under NRHM. Such addition of human resources has translated into improve availability of health care services for people in rural hospitals.