The district is reeling under a dengue outbreak with the number of cases reaching 1,039 this season, the highest in four years. The Patiala Urban area has been hit the hardest as the total number of cases matches those of the rural belt, including Bhadson, Shutrana, Kalomajra, Kauli, Harpalpur and D
To the surprise of many, health centres in all eight rural blocks of the district — Shutrana, Badhshapur, Dudhan Sadhan, Patran, Bhadson, Kauli, Kallon Majra and Harpalpur — are functioning without a gynaecologist, a doctor who specialises in female reproductive health. In the absence of
Health services in the district, notably in the rural areas, have been hit by the shortage of Auxiliary Nurse Midwife which is commonly known as ANM. The ANM is a grassroot-level woman health worker, who is known as the first interface between the community and the health services.
In a major setback to government’s effort to increasing institutional deliveries, two rural blocks of the district — Patran and Dudhan Sadhan — have seen a drastic decline in the institutional deliveries this year.
The district continues to witness a rise in Covid cases. Thirty positive cases were reported today thereby taking the active case count to 222 in the district.