The Indian Express (Delhi Edition)
120 hospitals assessed, only two following norms, finds ministry
ONLY TWO of 120 district hospitals assessed across the country have been found complying with the Central government’s norms — Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS) — The Indian Express has learnt.
The Union Health Ministry had released theiphs in 2022 and no with as conducted an initial assessment to see whether health facilities such as district hospitals, sub-district hospitals, community health centres, primary health centres and Ayushman Arogya Mandirs are complying with the norms.the assessment has been conducted through a digital toolkit—odk. the outcome of the assessment will be made available on IPHS dashboard, which will be launched by Union Health Minister JPN add a on Friday. Officials of state governments and the union health ministry can access these reports.
Initial assessment shows that out of 864 district hospitals across the country, 120 have been assessed till June 10 and only two of them — Karimnagar and Peddapalli in Telangana — were found to be complying tot heiphs, said sources. The health facilities meeting and adhering to 80% or more ofiphs 2022 norms are classified as ‘IPHS compliance ’.
Of 1,524 sub-district hospitals, 150 have been assessed till June 10 and only five of them have been found compliant. There are 6,624 community health centres, of which 711 have been assessed till June 10 and only 10 have been found complying. Overall, out of 2.16 lakh health facilities in rural and urban areas, 28,096 were assessed till June 10, and only 7,961 (28%) were found complying to IPHS. The IPHS has10 parameters —service provision, infrastructure, human resource, drugs, diagnostics, equipment, accountability and operationalising, quality monitoring and certification, and clinical governance.
The purpose is to a chi eveiphs compliance in at least 50% of healthcare facilities by 2025-26.