Navi Mumbai News: PMC to keep primary health centres open till 10 pm

Navi Mumbai News: PMC to keep primary health centres open till 10 pm

The civic body has recruited five more employees including a medical officer, a lab technician, a pharmacist, a nurse, and a housekeeping staff for each health centre.

Amit SrivastavaUpdated: Wednesday, May 17, 2023, 07:57 PM IST
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Citizens seeking health care services in Navi Mumbai may heave a sigh of relief. All Civil Primary Health Centres of Panvel Municipal Corporation (PMC) will remain open till 10 pm, facilitating access to citizens from pregnant women to senior citizens at all Civil Primary Health Centres of Panvel Municipal Corporation (PMC). The civic body has recruited five more employees including a medical officer, a lab technician, a pharmacist, a nurse, and a housekeeping staff for each health centre.

On Tuesday, a meeting was held at the civic headquarters to brief the new officers and employees about the work at the health centre. Deputy Commissioner Sachin Pawar guided the participants in this meeting.

Three new Civil Primary Health Centers and four Health Extension Centers were recently inaugurated by the corporation. At the event, Municipal Commissioner Ganesh Deshmukh said that all primary health centres will be open till 10 pm soon, keeping in mind that common citizens work all day and come to the hospital in the evening.

PHC, Arogyavardhini centres to offer services from 2 pm to 10 pm

This facility has been started in six urban primary health centers (PHC) from May 16. OPD will shortly be conducted through National Urban Health Mission from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM in all Civilian Primary Health Centers and Arogyavardhini Centers. OPD will be conducted from 2 PM to 10 PM through newly recruited officers and staff. The civic chief Deshmukh has appealed to citizens to take advantage of this service.

Municipal PHCs provide health consultation, primary health care, emergency services, treatment for infectious diseases, non-communicable diseases, high blood pressure, besides offering diabetes screening and prevention control and operating fever clinic, antenatal care, newborn care, routine immunization, covid vaccination, counseling services. A free laboratory test diagnostic scheme has also been implemented apart from providing medicine services.

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