National Rural Health Mission
spent 96% of its fund allotted to Ernakulam during 2011-12. Of the Rs
67.36 crore allotted, Rs 64.52 crore was used for various projects,
including neo-natal healthcare and vaccination programmes.
NRHM
district manager Dr K V Beena said, 40 medical camps were organized
last year, attended by 47,219 patients. Last year, five laparoscopic
tubectomy camps and two non-scalpel vasectomy camps were organized.
Around 8,567 women and 302 men underwent sterilization. Special clinics
to address issues faced by adolescents were opened in Paravur and Fort
Kochi taluk hospitals. Teen-clubs were opened in five colleges in
association with National Service Scheme. Each was allotted Rs 10,000.
NRHM
appointed 65 doctors and 92 nurses in various hospitals on contract
basis. Three mobile medical units were set up for patients in remote
areas. It funded two floating hospitals to cater to Valanthakkad and
Kadamakkudy islands and a mobile medical unit in Kuttampuzha.
source:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/National-Rural-Health-Mission-spent-96-of-its-Ernakulam-fund/articleshow/14916214.cms
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