Use of information technology is increasing in publicity and dissemination of information about Government schemes to people in Madhya Pradesh. With its website www.health@mp.gov.in, the Health and Family Welfare Department has also increased use of social media.
Over 10 thousand persons have got associated with special page Team Health on Facebook. A number of serious patients contact on this page and are advised reference to concerning hospitals. Even village level health workers express their views, suggestions and problems on this page. The page was launched in January. About 50 to 75 members are joining the page daily since last 5 months.
The Health Department has given BSNl’s CUG SIM to its rural field officers. Through this close user group SIM, direct contact can be made with departmental officers. Weekly reviews are undertaken at state, division, district and block headquarters through 12 softwares and Skype. Shortcomings are removed after review.
Weather-generated diseases are also being reviewed in every district. For this, a separate website has been developed under IDSP Scheme. Through it predictions about diseases are received and field staff undertakes preventive measures accordingly. Every district has Janani Suraksha Yojana call centres conducted from district control rooms. Arrangements have been made for contact of village level ASHA workers with district health staff. Centres have been connected with CUG SIM. Officers connected through Skype exchange information through conference call.
In the Health Department, weekly and monthly meetings have been abolished at every level. Now, survey etc. is being done through software. Accomplished works are verified through in-charge of district and state programme management unit (SPMU). Director level officers are divisional in-charges of these teams. Regional Joint Directors are also in-charges in divisions. In-charges of the teams at district level are Chief Medical & Health Officers. Teams constituted at development and sector levels undertake tours and review of health programmes twice a week. Directives have been given to send reports of inspections and reviews by officers to the Chief Secretary regularly.
Principal Secretary Health Praveer Krishna has directed to give information about IDpshealth@mp.gov.in to all officers up to development block and sector levels. For those who do not have e-mail IDs or whose IDs are inactive have been directed to create and activate e-mail IDs immediately by June 15.