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MEDICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES
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PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRES
The primary health centre is headed by a Medical Officer and is responsible for
the proper functioning of sub-centres in his charge.
The supervision of a sub-centre is entrusted to a mid-wife whose
duties include maternity and child health services, antinatal
clinic, etc. The family planning centres working in the rural
areas are attached to these primary health centres. At the end of
1960, there were only three such primary health centres at
Tumsar, Tirora and Arjuni-Morgaon. In 1960-61 three more
centres were opened at Pohara, Dargaon and Salekasa, in addition
to 18 maternity houses. In 1965 the number stood at 14 for the
district, four for Bhandara tahsil, five for Gondia tahsil and five
for Sakoli tahsil. During 1965-66 there were 35 maternity homes.
With the formation of the Zilla Parishad in 1962, all these primary
health centres in local sector were transferred to it and now
work under the control of the Zilla Parishad. |
