Shimla, Jan 31

State Health services are ailing itself and seem to be in ( ICU) Intensive Care Unit as there is absymal shortage of recommended manpower, Union Government Economic Survey warns.
The ES -2020-21 tabled in parliament by Narendra Modi government highlighted that state have only 16 health workers per 10,000 population. The density of healthĀ workersĀ in Himachal Pradesh is less than the minimum densityĀ recommendedĀ by the World Health Organisation .
” The 16 health workers comprise of ten nurses or midwives and sixĀ allopathic or ayushĀ doctors, an inadequate āskill mixā due to the lowĀ densityĀ of doctors as compared to nurses” Survey mentions.
In Himachal Pradesh, besides doctorsĀ and nurses or midwives, the density of allied professionals is 9 perĀ 10,000, the survey said.
Including Himachal there are 14 other states that have less than than the minimum recommended densityĀ of 23 health workers per 10,000 people HaryanaĀ and Punjab, and all states except Kerala have less than theĀ adequate density of 44.5 per 10,000, the survey said.
In Kerala, thereĀ areĀ 65 health workers per 10,000 people, including 23 nurses or midwives andĀ 42 allopathic or ayush doctors.Ā
The lower range of 23 health workers perĀ 10,000 people has also been specified to achieve a minimum of 80Ā percentĀ of births attended by skilled health professionals.
ToĀ achieve targets set under SustainableĀ Development Goals WHOĀ has identified an adequate density of 44.5 healthĀ workersĀ for 10,000 people moreover adequate skill-mix of health workersĀ Incluiding doctors, nurses and midwivesĀ ratio were recommended.
