Activities of Health Sub Centres:
- Peripheral most unit available at the Village level to take care of the Health needs of the community.
- A Health Sub centre covers a population of 5000 in plain areas and 3000 in Hilly and difficult terrains. All Primary Health Care Services are being provided at the door steps of the community.
- Each Health sub centre is manned by a pair of Health Workers.
- The Female Worker (VHN) takes care of MCH activities, including Immunization.
- The male worker (HI) @ one per 3 HSCs is responsible to control of Communicable Diseases, Checking of Births and Deaths Registration, Health Education, Surveillance, etc.
- All pregnant women are registered by the Village Health Nurses at the earliest stage of pregnancy and given Antenatal care.
- Antenatal care includes two doses of Tetanus Toxoid Injections and distribution of 100 tablets of Ferrous Sulphate Tablets (FST).
- The Health Sub centre area is divided into 4 units and on every Wednesday, Immunization sessions are organised in one unit, thereby covering the entire area in a month.
- Village Health nurses provide information on MTP services and are issuing contraceptive tablets, etc. for postponement of next pregnancy.
- Village Health Nurses provide information on sterilization and IUD insertion is done by her.
- The HSC provides medicine for minor ailments like cold, fever, diarrhoea, etc.
- The male worker visits the Village and takes blood smear to detect malaria.
- Sputums are collected from chronic patients of cough and sent to Primary Health Centres, for examination. If found positive for tuberculosis, treatment is arranged through Primary Health Centres.
- Chlorination of water sources and disinfection of affected houses, during diarrhoea are done by the male worker.
- Identifying cases of leprosy and treat them.
- Male health workers make festival arrangements and investigate food poisoning and counsel on food hygiene.
- Male health workers motivate for family planning and distribute condoms.
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