The Health Department of Hapur District functions under the Department of Medical, Health and Family Welfare, Government of Uttar Pradesh. The department is responsible for planning, implementing, and monitoring public health services across the district. It aims to provide accessible, affordable, and quality healthcare to both rural and urban populations through government hospitals, Community Health Centres (CHCs), Primary Health Centres (PHCs), Health and Wellness Centres, and Sub-Centres.
Administration
The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) is the head of the district health administration. The CMO supervises all public health programmes, government hospitals, disease control activities, maternal and child health services, immunization, family welfare programmes, and implementation of the National Health Mission (NHM). The office also coordinates with district administration and other government departments to improve health services.
Health Infrastructure
The health services in Hapur District are delivered through a network of healthcare institutions, including:
- One District Combined Hospital
- Community Health Centres (CHCs)
- Primary Health Centres (PHCs)
- Health Sub-Centres
- Health and Wellness Centres
- Urban Health Centres
These institutions provide preventive, promotive, curative, and emergency healthcare services to the people of the district.
Major Functions of the Health Department
The Health Department performs the following important functions:
- Providing primary and secondary healthcare services.
- Implementing the National Health Mission (NHM).
- Conducting immunization programmes under the Universal Immunization Programme (UIP).
- Providing maternal and child healthcare services, including antenatal, postnatal, and institutional delivery care.
- Implementing family planning and reproductive health programmes.
- Controlling communicable diseases such as tuberculosis, malaria, dengue, leprosy, and other vector-borne diseases.
- Conducting disease surveillance and outbreak management through the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP).
- Promoting health education, sanitation, nutrition, and preventive healthcare.
- Providing emergency ambulance services through 108 and maternal ambulance services through 102.
National Health Programmes
The Health Department implements several national programmes, including:
- National Health Mission (NHM)
- Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY)
- Universal Immunization Programme (UIP)
- National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP)
- National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP)
- Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCH+A)
- National Programme for Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (NP-NCD)
- Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP)
Emergency and Public Health Services
The department provides emergency ambulance services through Dial 108 and free ambulance services for pregnant women through Dial 102. It also conducts health awareness campaigns, school health programmes, nutrition initiatives, and disease prevention activities across the district.
Vision
The vision of the Health Department of Hapur District is to ensure equitable, affordable, and quality healthcare for every citizen, reduce disease burden, improve maternal and child health, strengthen public health infrastructure, and enhance the overall health and well-being of the population through effective implementation of government health programmes.