Minister flags high C-section cases, low doctor attendance in govt hospitals
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He also urged officials to strengthen the implementation of the NTR Vaidya Seva Trust scheme in state-run hospitals.
The minister was speaking at an orientation programme in Amaravati, organised by the Directorate of Secondary Health (DSH) for all 26 district coordinators of health services (DCHSs). The training aims to equip district-level medical officers with administrative, legal, financial, audit, and budgeting skills to enhance healthcare outcomes.
Yadav commended the DSH for initiating the programme, noting that DCHSs play a crucial role in managing nearly 242 secondary hospitals, including community health centres, area hospitals, and district hospitals. He said the training was necessary as many DCHSs lacked adequate administrative experience and faced challenges in monitoring, field visits, reporting, and programme implementation.
He highlighted persistent issues such as poor attendance of doctors, corruption, and underutilisation of schemes like Dr. NTR Vaidya Seva. While acknowledging improvements over the past year — including a 7% rise in overall attendance and a 16% increase in district hospital attendance — he expressed concern over the relatively low attendance of doctors, which stood at around 75%.
"If we can improve doctor attendance by even 20%, the impact on healthcare delivery would be substantial," Yadav said.
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