The health care system in Kolkata consists of 48 government hospitals, mostly under the Department of Health & Family Welfare, Government of West Bengal, and 366 private medical establishments during 2010.[1]
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.[2]Template:Rp The total fertility rate in Kolkata is 1.4, which is the lowest among the cities surveyed.[2]Template:Rp 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).[2]Template:Rp Infant mortality rate in Kolkata is 41 per 1000 live births, and mortality rate for children below five is 49 per 1000 live births.[2]Template:Rp
Among the surveyed cities, Kolkata stands second (5 percent), where the children have not received any vaccination under Universal Immunization Programme.[2]Template:Rp 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.[2]Template:RpPercentage of malnutrition, anemic and underweight children in Kolkata is less in comparison to other surveyed cities.[2]Template:Rp
Diseases
About 30 percent of the women and 18 percent of the men in Kolkata are obese.[2]Template:Rp 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.[2]Template:Rp Large number of people suffers from diseases like diabetes, asthma, goitre and other thyroid disorders.Template:Rp Tropical diseases like malaria, dengue and chikungunya are prevalent in Kolkata, though their incidence is decreasing.[3]
Health infrastructure
As of 2010, there are 48 government hospitals, mostly under the Department of Health & Family Welfare, Government of West Bengal, and 366 private medical establishments during 2010.[1] For every 10,000 people in the city, there are 61 hospital beds,[1] which is higher than the national average of 9 hospital beds per 10,000.[4] Ten medical colleges are located in the Kolkata metropolitan area which act as tertiary referral hospitals in the state.[5][6] Calcutta Medical College, founded in 1835, was the first Asian institution to teach modern medicine.[7] These facilities are inadequate to meet the healthcare needs of the city.[8][9][10] More than 78 percent in Kolkata prefer the private medical sector over public medical sector,[2]Template:Rp due to the poor quality of care, the lack of a nearby facility, and excessive waiting times at government facilities.[2]Template:Rp
Medical colleges
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- Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, College Street
- Nil Ratan Sarkar Medical College and Hospital, Sealdah
- R.G.Kar Medical College, Belgachia
- Calcutta National Medical College, Beniapukur
- S.S.K.M. Medical College, Bhowanipore
- Sagar Dutta Memorial Medical College and Hospital, Kamarhati
- 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
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Medical institutions and sanctioned no. of beds in districts of West Bengal as on 31.12.2010. Department of Health & Family Welfare, Government of West Bengal.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 Health and Living Conditions in Eight Indian Cities., Gupta, Kamla. International Institute for Population Sciences; Calverton, Maryland, USA.
- ↑ Malaria, dengue down in Kolkata. Money Control(13 January 2012).
- ↑ Hospital beds. World Health Organistation.
- ↑ Waiting for health care: a survey of a public hospital in Kolkata, Shah, Mansi. Center for Civil Society.
- ↑ Socio economic profile of patients In Kolkata: a case study of RG Kar and AMRI, Zakir, Husain. Institute of Developmental Studies, Kolkata(July 2008).
- ↑ Careergraph / Calcutta Medical College, Calcutta. The Telegraph(20 April 2005).
- ↑ On hospital floor for 12 days. The Times of India(9 April 2011).
- ↑ Mamata inducts two new ministers. Sify(16 January 2012).
- ↑ Kolkata woman gives birth on road, dies after no admission by hospitals. Hindustan Times(13 January 2012).