Bengaluru: New improved 24X7 Primary Health Care Centres will be set up in the state with the help of the World Bank, Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar said on Thursday.Necessary policy changes will be made to implement the project, he said.The Minister today held a meeting with former Health Ministers of the state and legislators who are doctors."There are 2,300 PHCs in the state presently.
The policy says that one PHC is required for every 30,000 people. But some districts are lagging in this. More PHCs will be set up with the help of the World Bank and existing PHCs will be made functional 24x7," Sudhakar was quoted as saying by his office in a release.Stating that there is a need to improve the quality of services at all levels right.