Summary:
more-inOne of the major initiatives under the Aardram Mission, the primary health centres in the district will soon undergo a transformation to become family health centres (FHC), which will be the first point of care for any illness for every family under its jurisdiction. In the district, 16 selected primary health centres will become FHCs in the first phase. In Thiruvananthapuram district, the District Medical Officer, Jose Decruz and the district programme manager, National Health Mission, J.
Swapnakumari are in charge of the programme. Apart from the funds from the Health Departments, funds are being mobilised from various quarters as part of the Aardram Mission. These FHCs will have a ready reckoner on each of its families and the doctors here will have a comprehensive electronic health record of every family member so that he can provide better and continuous care ..