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 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).
Pregnancy complications, if any are referred to higher Medical Institutions like Taluk Hospitals and District hospitals.
Deliveries are conducted in Health Sub centres.
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 Village Health Nurses guide the local Dais and help them in early identification of maternal complicated cases and conduct deliveries under aseptic conditions.?
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.?
