Goals of the Our History:

1. Reduction of Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) and Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR).

2. Universalize access to Public Health Services for women’s health, child health, water, hygiene, sanitation and nutrition.

3. Prevention and Control of communicable and non-communicable diseases, including locally endemic diseases.

4. Access to integrated comprehensive primary health care

5. Ensuring population stabilization, gender and demographic balance

6. Revitalize local health tradition and mainstream AYUSH

7. Promotion of healthy lifestyle

ACHIEVEMENT DURING 2009-2010

 i)        943 nos. of Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) have been trained, provided with drug kits and made functional to bring about increase in institutional delivery, improvement in maternal and child health and brining about better coordination between the health sector and the community. 

ii)      Village Health & Sanitation Committee (VHSC) have been formed in all revenue villages and Untied grant @ Rs. 10000/- for each VHSC amounting to Rs. 78,40,000/- have been sanctioned in all districts.  Sub-Centre (SC) Untied grant @ Rs. 10000/- per SC for all 366 SC amounting to Rs. 36,60,00/- have been released and SC annual maintenance fund of Rs. 10000/- for 236 SC have been released for their utilization to bring about improvement at village level. 

iii)    Rogi Kalyan Samiti, a patient welfare society is being actively undertaken.  All district hospitals and CHC have been registered and registration for 90% PHC have been completed.  Funds have been released and are being made functional to bring about improvement for the patients and the functioning of the hospitals.  PHC and CHC untied funds @ Rs. 25000/- per PHC and Rs. 50000/- per CH have been released to be utilized for the welfare of the rural hospitals.  Annual maintenance grant for 51 PHC @ Rs. 50,000/- have also been accorded to the needful PHC for their physical improvement and Annual Maintenance grant for 5 CHC @ Rs. 50,000/-. 

iv)    Upgradation of physical infrastructure: 6 district hospitals namely Saiha, Lawngtlai, Lunglei, Kolasib, Mamit and Serchhip project has been taken up for upgradation under NRHM.  Civil Hospital, Aizawl and Champhai District Hospital upgradation project initial stage has began.  Infrastructure upgradation of six CHC – viz., Vairengte, Sakawrdai, Saitual, Ngopa, Thenzawl and Chawngte CHC upgradation completed.  Reconstructed upgradation of another 3 CHC viz., Biate CHC, Hnahthial CHC and Kawrthah CHC is also taken up during 2008-2009.  Construction of Staff Quarters in 5 CHC is taken up during 2009-10.  Construction of 1 type III Quarter at Saitual CHC, 1 type III Quarter at Vairengte CHC, 1 type III Quarter at Tlabung SDH will be taken up during 2010-11.  Reconstruction of eight (8) Primary Health Centre was undertaken during 2008-2009 and reconstruction of another 4 PHC is being undertaken at Eat Lungdar, Borapansuri, Khawhai and Phuaibuang during 2009-10. 

v)      A total of 130 Sub-Centres, Sub-Centre cum quarters reconstruction has been completed already, 50 more were taken up during 2009-2010.  Four (4) new construction of sub-centre was also undertaken during 2008-09 for the politically displaced BRU refugees.  These are located as follows:

Three (Nalzawl, New Eden and Damdiai) in Mamit District. One (Putlungasih) in Lunglei district. Construction of 17 Sub-Centres and 14 Sub-Centre Quarters will be taken up during 2010-11. 

vi)    17 Ambulances has been procured for Patient Referral system and distributed to 8 District Hospitals and 9 CHC.  Another 40 Ambulances were also procured for distribution to the thirty two 24x7 PHC.  These 402 PHCs are also supplied with a back-up generator for improving the quality of services especially delivery and maternal and child health.  During 2010-11, it is planned to upgrade one Lungdai PHC into 24x7 PHC by providing Ambulance and Back-up Generator. 

vii)  Procurements to be taken up during 2010-11

Procurement of 5(five) 50 MA X-Ray machine.

Procurement of 20 Radiant warmer.

Procurement of 15 OT Light Shadow less.

Procurement of 30 suction apparatus.

Procurement of 20 photo therapy unit.

Procurement of 20 labour table.

Procurement of 2 Backup Generator for Lawngtlai DH & Mamit DH.

Procurement of 1 Ambulance for Lungdai PHC.

Procurement of 1 Backup Generator for Lungdai PHC.