District Health Action Plan - STATE HEALTH SOCIETY-----BIHAR
District Health Action Plan - STATE HEALTH SOCIETY-----BIHAR
District Health Action Plan - STATE HEALTH SOCIETY-----BIHAR
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Foreword……….<br />
The importance of better human life exists only in sound health care management system in a<br />
democratic setup for socio economic development of the society. Govt. of India recognized<br />
this fact and launched National Rural <strong>Health</strong> Mission in 2005 to rectify anomalies exists in<br />
Rural <strong>Health</strong> Care System and to achieve an optimum health standard for 18 State & Union<br />
Territory.<br />
The <strong>District</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Action</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> (DHAP) is one of the most key instruments to achieve<br />
NRHM goals based on the needs of the district.<br />
After a thorough situational analysis of district health scenario this document has been<br />
prepared. In the plan, in addressing health care needs of rural poor especially women and<br />
children, the teams have analyzed the coverage of poor women and children with preventive<br />
and promotive interventions, barriers in access to health care and spread of human resources<br />
catering health needs in the district. The focus has also been given on current availability of<br />
health care infrastructure in Pubic/NGO/private sector, availability of wide range of service<br />
providers.<br />
The DHAP has been evolved through a participatory and consultative process, wherein<br />
community and other stakeholders have participated and ascertained their specific health<br />
needs in villages, problems in accessing health services, especially poor women and children<br />
at local level.<br />
The goals of the DHAP are to improve the availability of and access to quality health care by<br />
people, especially for those residing in rural areas, the poor, women and children.<br />
I need to congratulate the Department of <strong>Health</strong> of Bihar for its dynamic leadership of the<br />
health sector reform programme and we look forward to a rigorous and analytic<br />
documentation of their experiences so that we can learn from them and replicate successful<br />
strategies. I also appreciate DFID-BTAST to facilitate our DHS regarding preparation the<br />
DHAP.<br />
I am sure that this excellent report will stimulate the leaders and administrators of the primary<br />
health care system in the district, enabling them to go into details of implementation based on<br />
lessons drawn from this study.<br />
Vinay Kumar IAS<br />
<strong>District</strong> Magistrate -Cum-Chairman<br />
<strong>District</strong> <strong>Health</strong> Society, Saran<br />
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