Bellary District

Department provides Health care fecilities in the rural area by Doctors, Staff nurses,Lady Health visitors, Jr.H.A(F)and Jr.H.A.(M), Pharmacists and other staff. Jr.H.A(F)and Jr.H.A.(M) educate public to get awareness regarding various diseases and also deliver the health care services by visiting door to door of their allotted work places. And they also give medicines for minor health problems and also advise public to get regular health checkups by the specialist doctors in case of any abnormal health problems.

The Health Institutions which come under the control of the Zilla Panchayat are as under

Sl.No	Name of the Institution	Number
1	Primary Health Centres	54
2	General Hospitals	6
3	Community Health Centres	1 (6 PHC's upgraded as CHC's but not fully functioning)
4	GAD's	11
5	Primary Health Unit	6
6	Urban Family Welfare Centre	3
7	M.L.C.U. Centres	1
8	National Leprosy Centres	1
9	Taluk Health Offices	7
10	T.B. Control Centres	2
11	Mobile Medical Units	1
12	Mobile Opthalmic Unit	1
	Total	94

PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRES

In Bellary District there are 6 General Hospitals. All the General Hospitals are equipped with 50 beds and except one 100 beded hospital at Hospet. For the treatment of inpatients. The ambulance facilities are provided at General Hospitals. All the General Hospitals have got their own buildings except Hagari Bommanahalli.

Four Community Health centers already sanctioned in the previous years, they are C.J.Halli,Kurugodu, Kottour and Ittigi, ambulance facilities are provided in these four centers. In the current year recently Hampasagara, Ujjini, and Thekkalakote these 3 PHC’s have been Upgraded as CHC’s.

PROGRAMMES

The department is implementing a number of programmes and taking preventive measures against all types of communicable diseases. The following Programme Officers are designated for implementing these programmes

Programme Officer	Number
District Malaria Officer	1
District Cholera Programme Officer	1
District Leprosy Officer	1
District Mental Health Programme Officer	1
District Surveillance Officer	1
District Nursing Officer	1
District R.C.H Officer	1
District T.B. Officer	1
District Health Education Officer	1
Total	9

Malaria Programme

Malaria is one of the diseases causing great concern to the Public and Health authorities in the district. As a preventive measure DDT Spraying and Malathyine fogging is done in rural areas. The Municipal Corporation in Bellary and Municipality in Hospet to take up preventive measures in the urban area.

The following is the progress report up to December 2005.

Particulars	Number
No. of Blood Smears drawn	324664
No. of Positives	5461
Treatment given (R.T. given)	5342

Brain Fever

The incidence of Brain fever cases in substantial in the district . During the current year 88 cases were reported out of which 53 cases are from Bellary Dist. 35 were from neighboring district admitted for treatment. Generally the Brain Fever cases are reported during the month of September, October, and November. The Children below the age of 12 years are prone to this disease. As a preventive measure, DDT spraying and Malethione fogging are taken up in rural areas. Also, action is taken for segregation of the pogs at a distance 4 Kms. From the dwelling . Gambuzia fishes introduced in rural areas for vector control. IEC activities are intensified while taking all measures to prevent the incidence of J.E.Cases, enough stock of medicines which are essential for treatment of J.E. cases also kept ready at the District & PHC level.

Cholera Control Programme

The Cholera Combact Team consisting of Medical Officer, Senior Health Inspectors and Para Medical Workers rush to the areas, where epidemics are broke.

Out with I.V.Fluids and medicines to treat the Patients. Upto December 2005, 2435 cases have been reported out of them 6 were tested as cholera positive, out of which 1 case resulted in death.

Leprosy Elimination Programme

After the integration, it has been merged with General Health Programme. Now all the Government Hospitals are detecting the new leprosy cases and giving treatment, in addition to this two Leprosy Units at Taluk level, two Urban Leprosy Centers are working along with General Health Programme for detection of cases and treatment.

PROGRAMME UPTO THE END OF December 2005.

Particulars	Number
New Cases detected	390
Cases Cured	412

Note: Government of India has not fixed the target from the year 2004-2005.

T.B.PROGRAMME

In Bellary District 2 T.B. Centres are functioning at Bellary & Hospet. The Lab. & X-Ray facilities are available in these centers. The following is the programme for the year 2005.

Sl. No	Particulars	Target	Achievement	Percentage
1	Sputam Examination	10126	16846	166.00
2	Case Detection	2734	3469	127.00
3	Sputum Positives	1287	3098	240.00

MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMME

The Department is extending service & treatment facilities to the mentally retarded, Epilepsy, Psychosis and Neurosis Patients. The Medical Officer’s at P.H.C. level and General Hospitals have been trained in the Programme. The drugs are supplied to all the Institutions for the treatment of the partients. The number of cases under treatment during April 2004 to December 2005.

Sl. No	Mental Heath Programme	Cases on Hand	New Cases	Total
1	Epilepsy	11294	14	11308
2	Psychosis	4157	03	4160
3	Neurosis	3184	12	3196
4	M.R	1261	02	1263

HIV AIDS

At the year 2005 tested cases are 10795 out of them 1159 found HIV positive. As on today 59 AIDS affected people are in the district.

HIV prevalence among pregnant ladies coming to HQH Bellary is more than 1% and is increasing every month.

Keeping in mind the alarming figures in the district when compared to other districts in the states. A Society is established in the Bellary District under the Chairmanship of the Deputy Commissioner, Bellary. Bellary District Aids Prevention Society (BDAPS) is established in Bellary and Project Co-ordinator is the Member Secretary of the society.

Awareness programmes about HIV/Aids and gender issues are being conducted in the district in the next four years by BDAPS Bellary, Mahila Samhyakhya, Myrada.

NGO Mahila Samhyakhya conducts these programmes in H.B.Halli, Hadagali, Kudligi Taluks. MYRADA conducts these programmes in Hospet, Bellary, Sandur, Siruguppa Taluks.

Co-ordination of these programmes and creating awareness, Capacity buildings among Government Servants NSS Cadres, Mining Workers, Garment Workers, Granite Workers, Hotel Workers, Drivers of Mine owners and drivers of KSRTC is being done by BDAPS Bellary.

Reporting and periodical evaluation is also done by BDAPS Bellary.

Superintendent of Police, Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Panchayat, District Health & F.W.officer, Deputy Director, Women and Child Development, Director VIMS are among the Executive Committee of the BDAPS Bellary.

All these programmes are funded by KSAPS, KHPT, CHARCA, UN-Aids, NACO, (KHPT draws funds from ICHAP and bill MILINDA GATE FOUNDATION)
Under SAEP (School Aids Eduction Programme) 230 High Schools in the district are being covered. 8th, 9th, & 10th Std. Students in these schools are given three awareness classes about HIV/AIDS by the trained teachers in a plased matter.

CONTROL OF BLINDNESS

The department is actively participating in conducting the Eye Camps in the district. The District Blindness Control Society, the Mobile Ophthalmic Unit in the VIMS are conducting the eye camps with co-operation of private organizations. Upto December 2005 as against annual target of 8000 cataract operations 5717 cases (or 71.50%) have been done.

REPRODUCTIVE AND CHILD HEALTH PROGRAMME (RCH)

Bellary district is only district selected as Sub-Project of RCH in Karnataka. This project aims to care women from “Womb to ‘I’omb”. It includes Family Welfare Services, Child Survival and safe guard motherhood. This project cost is estimated for Rs.190.60 millions over 5 years.
The project includes training, drugs supply, IEC activities, Equipment, Furniture, Supply of vehicles.
Under this project, Health Assistants have been trained. Essential drugs and ORS packed supplied to sub underkit A& kit B.

FAMILY WELFARE PROGRAMME

The Government has been implementing several programs under family welfare sector. In order to check the population growth the Government has been implementing this programme with an objective of bringing down the birth rate to 21 per 1000 population.
The following is the target and achievement up to December 2005.

Particulars	Target	Achievement	Percentage
Sterilisation	13605	10340	76.00
IUD	8490	6166	72.60

DISTRICT HEALTH LABORATORY

The District Health Laboratory takes up all kinds of clinical examinations such as blood ,stools,sputum, etc., 100036 clinical examinations have been conducted during the year 2005.

General Information and Important Statistics

Particulars	Number
No. of Taluks	7
Number of Villages	542
Population	20,25,242
Urban Population	6,27,798
Rural Population	13,97,444
Birth Rate	27
Literacy Rate	58.04
Sex Ratio	969
Source : Census 2001

Sl.No	Characteristic	Bellary
01	Anti-natal registration as % target	89.40
02	TT Coverage pregnant women	79.80
03	Deliveries per 1000 population	16.03
04	Percent institution deliveries	36.70
05	Percent Domiciliary deliveries	44.00
	- By Health Assistant Female	19.50
	- By Trained Dais	42.50
	- By Untrained Dais	01.20
06	Ratio of infant delaths to 1000 live births	35.60
07	Ratio of maternal deaths to 1000 births	02.20
08	CPR	59.30
09	IUD component of CPR	03.00
10	FP users with 3+ children	36.00
11	Sterilisation % to total target	76.00
12	IUD insertion % to target	72.60
13	Fully immunized %	72.50
14	Immunisation DPT POLIO BCG MEASLES	77.60 77.60 82.50 72.50

Information about beneficiary oriented schemes

Sl.No	Officer	STD Code	Telephone NumbersResidence
			Offce	Residence	Mobile
1	District Health Officer	08392	276250,273411	244403	-
2	Taluk Health Officer, Bellary	08392	270507	-	-
3	Taluk Health Officer,Hadagali	08399	240008	-	-
4	Taluk Health Officer, H.B. Halli	08397	238222	-	-
5	Taluk Health Officer, Hospet	08394	227039	-	-
6	Taluk Health Officer, Kudligi	08391	221084	-	-
7	Taluk Health Officer, Sandur	08395	260360	-	-
8	Taluk Health Officer,Siruguppa	08396	221857	-	-