TOPIC-*MEDICAL
FACILITIES OR HEALTH CARE FACILITIES*
INTRODUCTION -Now a days , health issues in the country are being seen in huge amounts in rural areas as well as in urban areas but with this.
our country by putting so much efforts trying to minimize them.
As health care is regarded as the important aspect that is a major requirement of individual, belonging to various age groups, castes, races, socioeconomic status etc.
We
all know good health of the population is very crucial for the development of
the country...So this is only possible when each and every person got good
medical facilities and healthcare services to achieve a good health...
Health
facility or health care facility is not a simple term , it has a broad
importance with broad meaning which mainly include diagnosis, ensuring
availability of therapeutic substances ,treatment of diseases, promoting
immunity, conducting various research programms for diagnostic purpose,
prevention of diseases by creating awareness among people through health
education so that they take preventive measures to protect themselves from
deadly diseases. ...
DEFINITION :
Medical facilities are the aids provided to the people to promote health, to
prevent disease, to cure the disease and rehabilitation services. ....
TYPES- The medical facilities are as under:-
1.PHC(Primary
health centre)
2.CHC(Community
health centre)
3.Subcentres
4.Hospitals
5.Blood
banks
6.Birth
centres
7.Private
clinics
8.Home
health care
9.Health
camps
PHC: This is
considered as the first contact between the village and the medical officer.
This provide curative as well as preventive health care to the people of
village with the pro-motive , preventive and rehabilitative aspects of healthcare...It
has 4 to 6 beds for patients. .The functioning of PHC is controlled by medical
officer, supported by 14 paramedical and other staff....It acts as a referral
unit for six sub centres . This is also considered as a backbone of health
service deliver to a country...
CHC: It acts
as a referral centre for 4 neighbouring PHC's ..The functioning of the CHC's is
controlled by 4 medical specialists, i.e,
surgeon, physician, gynaecologist, paediatrician and supported by 21
paramedical and other staff. It has 30 beds for the patients with OT X-RAY,
labour room and lab facilities...The two main aims of this centre include one
is to provide essential health care services to the rural individuals and
second one is to reduce the overcrowding in district hospitals. ..
SUBCENTRES :
This is the first contact between the primary health centre and community
health centre ..This include one
Auxiliary Nurse Midwife (ANM) and one male health worker ...The
sub-centres provide in relation to maternal and child health , family welfare,
immunisation, diabetes and diarrhoea control and control of communicable
diseases programmes. The sub centres provided with basic drugs for the
treatment of minor signs and symptoms. ...
HOSPITALS :
Hospitals are the govt. or private institutions which provide every essential
healthcare survive to the sick or injured people...Hospitals are divided into
various types according to :how long care needed , specific therapy, specific
disease, specific diagnose, size of institution, education
and who run the hospital either govt. or private sector....
Some of
these are Specialized hospitals, generalised hospitals, acute care hospital,
chronic care hospital, District
hospital, Govt. Medical college and hospital , Private clinics, etc....
HEALTH
CAMPS: Organisation of health camps plays a vital role in improving the
health conditions of the population in
rural areas. They are mainly organized in partnership with hospitals and
colleges by the volunteers. ..They are conducted to provide screening facilities for eye ,diabetes,
dental ,ENT, as well as specialised medical facilities to the non-hospitalized
sick persons ,their families and also to the well families by visiting in
community across India ...The information of conducting health camps is given by door to door service
and encourage the people to come for screening....
HEALTH
EDUCATION : It is also considered as the medical facility provided through
verbal means to aware the sick people ,their families as well as the well families
and the group of people with health problems which affect the community as a
whole about the prevention of illness and disability ,promotion of health
,improve the conditions of social and environmental, and for rehabilitation. ..
The various instructions
are provided to the people in simple terms so they can understand easily and
implement on them...This include:
-* Encourage
them to maintain hygienic practices..
-* Encourage
them for avoiding sedentary lifestyle and adapt healthy life style to promote
good health in every aspect..
-*Instruct
them to avoid smoking, alcohol consumption, or consumption of any other
substances which are harmful for the addicted person as well as families and
community...
-* Instruct
them to take all the consultation
services which are provided at the health camp if organized in the
community, units of Anganwadi where the
children and their mother undergo medical screening. ...
-* Create
awareness among people about the particular diseases ,how to control their signs
and symptoms and instruct them to go for diagnosis and treatment as soon as the
signs and symptoms appear..
-* Food
hygiene and dietary modifications are necessary to prevent the various
diseases. Take healthy diet with proper amount of proteins, carbohydrates, fats
,minerals and the electrolytes to maintain
good physical and mental health
..
-*Educate
the public about the importance of vaccination and immunisation in simple and
effective way to protect the children from several diseases by promoting immunity
to fight against the diseases...
-*Educate
the people about the basic first aid ,sanitation and nutrition at different
stages of development including pregnancy...
-*Promote
social and emotional health awareness by providing reducing stress techniques
like meditation, physical exercises etc..
ADVANTAGES :
1. They
provide quality care to the patient to prevent disease, promote health in a
short period of time. .
2. Periodic
check-ups done by the medical practitioners to assess the health condition and
make a care plan according to the condition..
3. They
provide laboratories for diagnose the disease mainly caused by pathogens..
4. Various
types of drugs ,IV bottles ,blood ,meal etc. are provided to the needy
patients...in the govt. hospitals.
5. Through
the door to door services, health camps and health education people of rural
areas are mostly aware about the preventive measures to protect the human body
from the impact of disease...
DISADVANTAGES
:
The ratio of
medical facilities and the sick people becomes constant nowadays as the medical
facilities increases ,the rate of sick people continuously increasing day by
day..
The reason
behind this, In ancient times ,people mostly prefer to intake natural
substances to maintain good health but now a days due to increase in medical
facilities, people become totally dependent on physician prescriptive drugs and
avoid the use of natural supplements like green leafy vegetables, cereals etc
which help to increase the immunity in human body and fight against diseases in
natural way...