Officials said the move is designed to accelerate the rollout of urban primary health centres (UPHCs), improve referral linkages to district hospitals, and standardise staffing and drug supply norms
Officials said the move is designed to accelerate the rollout of urban primary health centres (UPHCs), improve referral linkages to district hospitals, and standardise staffing and drug supply norms across the state’s growing cities. Explaining the necessity of the overhaul, Dr Sunil Bhokre, the commissioner of the newly formed UHC, said, “Until now, the public health department governed all health policies. Almost half of Maharashtra’s population lives in cities, according to the latest demographic data.
Pune : The Maharashtra govt has established a dedicated Urban Health Commissionerate (UHC) under the public health department to streamline healthcare delivery in cities. However, the department is heavily overburdened with rural healthcare management. We desperately needed a dedicated commissionerate for urban centres, which present their own unique health challenges. ” Dr Bhokre added that the UHC will operate under the governance of the health department secretary.