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Time of India

National Health Mission launches drive to boost healthcare, checks soon at hospitals in Haryana

Gurgaon: In a bid to improve healthcare services in the state, ensuring accountability, high-quality service and efficiency, the national health mission (NHM), Haryana on Tuesday launched a new programme called Sarthak. The programme is based on collecting data, evaluating it, and getting real-time feedback. Teams from NHM Haryana and the director general health services (DGHS) will visit each district to check on healthcare facilities. The team will look at everything from big hospitals to small health centres. They will also assess the work of frontline health workers like accredited social health activists (ASHAs) and auxiliary nurse midwives (ANMs). Dr Virender Yadav, director of NHM Haryana, said, "Sarthak will help find and fix gaps in healthcare services, use resources better, and ensure health programmes are working well. The teams will write reports after their visits and give them to local officials to help improve healthcare in their areas." "We will focus on maternal health across Haryana. The health department is training women, their family members, and carers in basic medical skills to help new mothers recover after giving birth," he added. Pertinent to note, the state has fallen behind on maternal healthcare. Haryana's maternal mortality rate (MMR) rose 14% from 96 in 2016-18 to 110 in 2018-20, according to data from the Registrar General of India (RGI). "We have formed 10 teams, each with two members, for this programme. The first team after the launch visited Jhajjar," he said, adding that, "This programme is a big step towards better healthcare in Haryana, ensuring that each and everyone gets the care they need." The initiative also emphasises community participation in health facilities and various NHM-related programmes. "Through Sarthak, we aim to bridge gaps in service delivery, optimise resource utilisation, and ensure the effective implementation of NHM programmes across the state," he said on Tuesday.