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Curative Services Curative Services are provided by various categories of health institutions ranging from Teaching Hospitals, Specialist Hospitals, State/Division Hospitals, District Hospitals and Township Hospitals situated in urban areas down to Station Hospitals, Rural Health Centres, and Sub-centres in the rural areas. There are a total of 742 Government Hospitals and 1412 RHCs. In addition, 86 Primary and Secondary Health Centres, 348 Maternal and Child Health Centres, 82 School Health Teams and 359 dispensaries are augmenting the medical care service delivery to the population at risk. The number of government hospitals has increased more than 17% from 1988. Most of the township hospital have been upgraded to 50 bedded hospitals and specialists have been appointed for the first time in district hospitals in 1997. Number of specialties available in the States and Divisional Hospital had been increased and more specialist were appointed. Total hospital beds available in 1999 are 30254. At the peripheral level township hospitals which may be 16, 25 or 50 bedded depending on the population of the township medical care providing curative services. Specialist services are available at the district hospitals and more advanced secondary and tertiary care are provided at the State and Divisional Hospitals, Central and Teaching Hospitals. The health development and health care of the border areas have been implemented since 1989 and 43 hospitals, one stational health unit, 75 clinics, 50 rural health centres and 31 sub-rural health centres were opened. |