MEDICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES

PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRES

In the district there are one urban and 13 primary health centres, 37 ayurvedic dispensaries, 27 allopathic dispensaries alongwith two sub-centre dispensaries of the primary health centres, 90 family planning sub-centres and six leprosy survey, education and treatment units under the control of the Zilla Parishad. The following statement shows the tahsil-wise location of allopathic dispensaries under the Zilla Parishad in the district.

Akola Tahsil

Mangrulpir Tahsil

1. Gandhigram

1. Asegaon

2. Borgaon Manju

2. Tarhala

3. Barshi Takli

3. Dhamni

4. Pinjar

4. Dapora

Akot Tahsil

Balapur Tahsil

1. Sawara Machanpur

1. Wadegaon

2. Dahigaon

2. Khandala

3. Hiwarkhed

3. Nimbha

4. Ukali Bazar

4. Umra

 

5. Viwara

Washim Tahsil

Murtizapur Tahsil

1. Tondagaon

1. Kurum

2. Kalamba Mahali

2. Parad

3. Mangrul Zahak

3 Dhanaj Budruk

4. Rithod

4. Umerda Bazar

5. Shirpur

 

6. Jaulka

 

Except the Civil Hospital and other State controlled hospitals and dispensaries, all other health matters are looked after by the Zilla Parishad. The department in the district sector is headed by the Public Health Officer of t he Zilla Parishad who also acts as the secretary of the health committee of the Zilla Parishad. Though in administrative matters, he is responsible to the Chief Executive Office of the Zilla Parishad, in technical matters, the advice given by the Surgeon General and Director of Public Health in the State sector prevails. The Public Health Officer of the Zilla Parishad is responsible for effecting measures to control epidemics, for maintaining the sanitation of the district and for all medical and public health activities under the department in the district sector.

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