VARANASI Credit to continuous improvement in medical and health services, the spiritual city of Varanasi has retained its second rank in the health ranking dashboard among all districts in Uttar Pradesh, said chief medical officer (CMO) Dr Sandeep Chaudhary. Last month too, Varanasi was ranked at the second spot in the state in this ranking. However, this month’s score is 5% more than that of the previous month.
This month’s ranking shows that quality services are being provided at all government hospitals, community and primary health sub-centres, Ayushman Bharat health and wellness centres and sub-centres of the district, added the CMO. Varanasi performed the best in caesarean delivery at the district hospital and community health centres. Under this bracket, Varanasi secured the first position in the state, the CMO further said.
Varanasi also featured in the best 10 districts in terms of permanent means of family planning. The three developmental blocks of the district -- Arazi Line, Baragaon, and Harhua -- have performed better than the other eight blocks. Interestingly, the community health centre at the Arazi Line has remained at the first position in the dashboard for the last three months.
The CMO added that the performance of all the blocks in screening pregnant women for HIV was good, according to the health ranking dashboard. In terms of regular vaccination of children, the performance of Badagaon, Harhua, Kashi Vidyapeeth and the district hospital was a perfect 100. Similarly, Araziline, Chiraigaon, Cholapur, Harhua, Kashi Vidyapeeth, Sewapuri and Pindra also scored 100% in home-based newborn care. The performance of Baragaon, Cholapur, Harhua, Kashi Vidyapeeth has also been good in institutional delivery, said the CMO.
{{/usCountry}}The CMO added that the performance of all the blocks in screening pregnant women for HIV was good, according to the health ranking dashboard. In terms of regular vaccination of children, the performance of Badagaon, Harhua, Kashi Vidyapeeth and the district hospital was a perfect 100. Similarly, Araziline, Chiraigaon, Cholapur, Harhua, Kashi Vidyapeeth, Sewapuri and Pindra also scored 100% in home-based newborn care. The performance of Baragaon, Cholapur, Harhua, Kashi Vidyapeeth has also been good in institutional delivery, said the CMO.
{{/usCountry}}The areas where a deficiency was noticed will be fixed soon, the officer added. To this end, all Program Nodal Officers, Block Program Managers, Block Community Process Managers, Data Operators, ANMs, and other health workers have been directed to ensure the collection of all data relating to the listed indicators.