The State Government has decided to open 13 more Public Health Centres(PHCs), upgrade five PHCs (New) to CHCs and make available Sub-Division Hospital (SDH) facilities at six CHCs.
As per a notification published by the Health and Family Welfare Department on Tuesday, the new PHCs would come up at Dakshinabandha under Dasharathpur block, Kunjabiharpur under Jajpur block and Singhpur under Binjharpur block in Jajpur district, Belagaon under Jharigaon block in Nabarangpur district, Maharajpur under Remuna block, Ranasahi under Rupsa block and Jayarampur under Bhogarai block in Baleswar district, Jamkhkunat under Bangamunda block and Budhabahal under Saintala block in Balangir district, Barida under Kabisuryanagar, Sunathara under Purushottampur block and Hugulapata under Kukudakhandi block in Ganjam district and Mahaling under Golmunda block in Kalahandi district.
Similarly, PHCs at Gaisilat in Bargarh district, Golmunda in Kalahandi, Redhua and Borikina in Jagatsinghpur and Jagannathpur in Cuttack districts would be upgraded to Community Health Centres.
The SDH facilities would be available at CHCs at Pattamundai in Kendrapada district, Umarkote in Nabarangpur, Chitrakonda and Mathili in Malkangiri, Khariar in Nuapada and Aska in Ganjam district.
The Government has also announced to increase bed stength to 30 at the Kotpad CHC in Koraput district.