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The '''health care system in Kolkata''' consists of 48 government hospitals, mostly under the [[Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (West Bengal)|Department of Health & Family Welfare]], Government of West Bengal, and 366 private medical establishments during 2010.<ref name=hospital>{{cite web|title=Medical institutions and sanctioned no. of beds in districts of West Bengal as on 31.12.2010|url=http://www.wbhealth.gov.in/Health_Stat/2009_2010/6/Medical_Institutions_sanctioned_no.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215173558/https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/Health_Stat/2009_2010/6/Medical_Institutions_sanctioned_no.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 December 2018|publisher=Department of Health & Family Welfare, Government of West Bengal|accessdate=31 January 2012|format=PDF}}</ref>

==Health indicators==
According to the 2005 National Family Health Survey, only a small proportion of Kolkata households are covered under any health scheme or [[health insurance]].<ref name=healthsurvey>{{cite web|last=Gupta|first=Kamla|title=Health and Living Conditions in Eight Indian Cities.|url=http://www.measuredhs.com/pubs/pdf/OD58/OD58.pdf|work=National Family Health Survey (NFHS-3), India, 2005-06.|publisher=International Institute for Population Sciences; Calverton, Maryland, USA|accessdate=1 February 2012 |author2=Arnold, Fred |author3=Lhungdim, H.|location=Mumbai|format=PDF|year=2009}}</ref>{{rp|41}} The [[total fertility rate]] in Kolkata is 1.4, which is the lowest among the cities surveyed.<ref name=healthsurvey/>{{rp|45}} In Kolkata, 77 percent of the married women use [[contraceptive]], which is the highest among the cities surveyed; but use of modern contraceptive methods is the lowest (46 percent).<ref name=healthsurvey/>{{rp|47}} [[Infant mortality rate]] in Kolkata is 41 per 1000 live births, and mortality rate for children below five is 49 per 1000 live births.<ref name=healthsurvey/>{{rp|48}}

Among the surveyed cities, Kolkata stands second (5 percent), where the children have not received any vaccination under [[Universal Immunization Programme]].<ref name=healthsurvey/>{{rp|48}} Kolkata stands second among the surveyed cities, with 57 percent of the children between 0 and 71 months has the reach to an ''[[anganwadi]]'' centre under the [[Integrated Child Development Services]] (ICDS) programme.<ref name=healthsurvey/>{{rp|51}}Percentage of [[malnutrition]], [[anaemia|anemic]] and [[underweight]] children in Kolkata is less in comparison to other surveyed cities.<ref name=healthsurvey/>{{rp|54–55}}

==Diseases==
About 30 percent of the women and 18 percent of the men in Kolkata are [[obese]].<ref name=healthsurvey/>{{rp|105}} Kolkata has the highest percentage (55 percent) of woman who are having anaemia among the surveyed cities, while 20 percent of the men in Kolkata are anaemic.<ref name=healthsurvey/>{{rp|56–57}} Large number of people suffers from diseases like [[diabetes]], [[asthma]], [[goitre]] and other [[Thyroid#Disorders|thyroid disorder]]s.{{rp|57–59}} Tropical diseases like [[malaria]], [[dengue]] and ''[[chikungunya]]'' are prevalent in Kolkata, though their incidence is decreasing.<ref>{{cite web|title=Malaria, dengue down in Kolkata|url=http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/wire-news/malaria-dengue-downkolkata_650908.html|accessdate=31 January 2012|publisher=Money Control|date=13 January 2012}}</ref>

==Health infrastructure==
As of 2010, there are 48 government hospitals, mostly under the [[Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (West Bengal)|Department of Health & Family Welfare]], Government of West Bengal, and 366 private medical establishments during 2010.<ref name=hospital/> For every 10,000 people in the city, there are 61 hospital beds,<ref name=hospital/> which is higher than the national average of 9 hospital beds per 10,000.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hospital beds|url=http://apps.who.int/ghodata/cache/global/xls/vid.1860.xls|publisher=World Health Organistation|accessdate=31 January 2012|format=XLS}}</ref> Ten [[Education in Kolkata#Medical Colleges|medical colleges]] are located in the Kolkata metropolitan area which act as [[tertiary referral hospital]]s in the state.<ref>{{cite web|last=Shah|first=Mansi|title=Waiting for health care: a survey of a public hospital in Kolkata|url=http://ccs.in/ccsindia/downloads/intern-papers-08/Waiting-for-Healthcare-A-survey-of-a-public-hospital-in-Kolkata-Mansi.pdf|publisher=Center for Civil Society|accessdate=31 January 2012|format=PDF|year=2007|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813070438/http://ccs.in/ccsindia/downloads/intern-papers-08/Waiting-for-Healthcare-A-survey-of-a-public-hospital-in-Kolkata-Mansi.pdf|archivedate=13 August 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Zakir|first=Husain|title=Socio economic profile of patients In Kolkata: a case study of RG Kar and AMRI|url=http://www.idsk.edu.in/annual-reports/OP-14.pdf|publisher=Institute of Developmental Studies, Kolkata|accessdate=31 January 2012|author2=Ghosh, Saswata|author3=Bijoya Roy|pages=19–20|format=PDF|date=July 2008|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130628145759/http://www.idsk.edu.in/annual-reports/OP-14.pdf|archivedate=28 June 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[Calcutta Medical College]], founded in 1835, was the first Asian institution to teach modern medicine.<ref name=calmed>{{cite news |url= http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050420/asp/careergraph/story_4638691.asp |title = Careergraph / Calcutta Medical College, Calcutta |accessdate= 20 October 2007 |author= Mitra, Dola |date= 20 April 2005
|newspaper=The Telegraph }}</ref> These facilities are inadequate to meet the healthcare needs of the city.<ref>{{cite news|last=Mishra|first=Prithvijit|title=On hospital floor for 12 days|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-09/kolkata/29400041_1_bed-floor-bike|accessdate=31 January 2012|date=9 April 2011|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710232805/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-09/kolkata/29400041_1_bed-floor-bike|archive-date=10 July 2012|url-status=dead|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Mamata inducts two new ministers|url=http://www.sify.com/news/mamata-inducts-two-new-ministers-news-national-mbqrkkigffd.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509123211/http://www.sify.com/news/mamata-inducts-two-new-ministers-news-national-mbqrkkigffd.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 May 2013|accessdate=31 January 2012|publisher=Sify|date=16 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Kolkata woman gives birth on road, dies after no admission by hospitals|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Kolkata/Kolkata-woman-gives-birth-on-road-dies-after-no-admission-by-hospitals/Article1-796738.aspx|accessdate=31 January 2012|newspaper=Hindustan Times|date=13 January 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118125557/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Kolkata/Kolkata-woman-gives-birth-on-road-dies-after-no-admission-by-hospitals/Article1-796738.aspx|archivedate=18 January 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> More than 78 percent in Kolkata prefer the private medical sector over public medical sector,<ref name=healthsurvey/>{{rp|109}} due to the poor quality of care, the lack of a nearby facility, and excessive waiting times at government facilities.<ref name=healthsurvey/>{{rp|61}}

===Medical colleges===

{{col-begin|Charnock Healthcare Institute = The Charnock Healthcare Institute is an Indian based independent educational and scientific research institution created in 15 August 2011 by entrepreneurs Mr Sushil Kumar Mishra(Chairman) and Mr Prashant Sharma(MD) who’s joint effort has lead to its existence. Charnock Healthcare Institute is a unique medical education institute, which will create quality manpower for all levels of healthcare delivery. This is the first such dedicated medical education institution which provides Nursing, Paramedical and Administrative education – all under one roof.}}
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*[[Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata]], [[College Street, Kolkata|College Street]]
*[[Nil Ratan Sarkar Medical College and Hospital]], [[Sealdah]]
*[[R.G.Kar Medical College]], [[Belgachia]]
*[[Calcutta National Medical College]], [[Beniapukur]]
*[[IPGME&R and SSKM Hospital|S.S.K.M. Medical College]], [[Bhowanipore]]
*[[Sagar Dutta Memorial Medical College and Hospital]], [[Kamarhati]]
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*[[KPC Medical College and Hospital]], [[Jadavpur]]
*[[Dr. R. Ahmed Dental College and Hospital]], [[Sealdah]]
*[[Guru Nanak Institute of Dental Science and Research]], [[Panihati]]
*[[College of Medicine & JNM Hospital]], [[Kalyani, West Bengal|Kalyani]]
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==References==
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