Situation Analysis of Implementation of National Health Programmes in Primary Health Centres (Phcs) At Uttarakhand

Abstract

Context: The Bhore Committee in 1946 gave the concept of PHC as comprehensive primary health care to the community and main-tain an acceptable standard of quality of care. The study was conducted to assess the implementation of National Health Programmes at PHCs in Uttarakhand. Methodology: An observational cross-sectional study was conducted at two PHCs (Thano and Raiwala) from March 2019 to April 2019. Interviews of health functionaries and beneficiaries of national health programmes were done based on standard Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS) guidelines and check list, for both PHCs. Beneficiaries under each programme were also observed. Result: Various programmes such as Universal Immunization Programme, School Health Programme, and Pulse Polio Pro-gramme, National nutrition Programme, National family welfare Programme, NPCDCS and Jansankhya Niyantran Yojna were im-plemented successfully at both PHCs. Although knowledge among peripheral health workers was found to be little inade-quate. Conclusion: The functioning and execution of some of the National Health Programs at PHCs Thano and Raiwala were found to be inclined with IPHS guidelines.