Geographical study of primary health care center distribution in Nandurbar district
Author(s): Sanjay N Kaple, Amol R Bhuyar and Rahul D Ingale
Abstract: In the 21st century, the standard of living has become fast. Therefore, there is a constant change in people's mindset. In which the health of the people is a major one. Taking care of the health of the people is an important task of the government, for which the government is working to fulfill this responsibility by establishing various health centers in India.
According to national health plan every primary health centers is expected to provide Primary health care services to population of 30,000 in plain and 20,000 in hilly, Tribal and deserts areas and sub-centers service for every 5,000 in plain and 3,000 populations in the hilly, tribal and deserts area.
Nandurbar district area has been selected for present study. Nandurbar district is an administrative district in the northwest corner of Maharashtra state in India. Nandurbar is a tribal-dominated district; therefore, since the population of tribals is more in this area and there is still no health awareness in this society, taking care of their health is an important issue. In this area total 61 primary health center and 290 sub-centre exiting. But considering the population of this district according to 2011 census is the number of these health centers sufficient?
DOI: 10.22271/27067483.2024.v6.i1b.208Pages: 105-108 | Views: 591 | Downloads: 350Download Full Article: Click Here
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Sanjay N Kaple, Amol R Bhuyar, Rahul D Ingale.
Geographical study of primary health care center distribution in Nandurbar district. Int J Geogr Geol Environ 2024;6(1):105-108. DOI:
10.22271/27067483.2024.v6.i1b.208