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Shortage of doctors hits FDHS in Telangana
Shortage of doctors has hit 104 Fixed Day Health Services (FDHS) being offered to the poor in villages in the Telangana state. The FDHS is supervised by medical officers along with Public Health and paramedical staff who offer services in villages. Pregnant women are examined by the medical officers,
- PHC doctors are reluctant to lend their services at Fixed Day Health Services (FDHS)
- Data shows that medical camps were organised only in 10 per cent of villages
Hyderabad: Shortage of doctors has hit 104 Fixed Day Health Services (FDHS) being offered to the poor in villages in the Telangana state. The FDHS is supervised by medical officers along with Public Health and paramedical staff who offer services in villages. Pregnant women are examined by the medical officers, laboratory investigations are conducted for chronic diseases, like hypertension, diabetes, epilepsy in villages and treatment is extended immediately under the supervision of medical officers.
According to the data, the medical staff was able to organise camps in just 10 per cent of villages up to August this year. Contrary to the directions by the government, the doctors at the primary health centres are not attending the FDHS camps. As a result, there is follow-up treatment of patients.
Moreover, patients suffering from chronic diseases, like diabetes, hypertension and epilepsy have reportedly developed complications. The doctors feel that the FDHS is an additional burden on them. Dr G Srinivas, Special Programme officer, told The Hans India that the Telangana State government was going to revamp the FDHS by inducting new mobile health units. Recently the Union government had approved 32 mobile medical units.
S Vidya Sagar, State president of the 104 Contract Employees Union, affiliated to the CITU, said besides poor monitoring of patients, not less than 22 per cent of 198 FDHS vehicles broke down and it has hampered the services. Salaries to the contract staff were not paid for three months and for one year Rs 70 food allowance was also not paid, he said.
