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With health funds unused, 24%-38% shortfall in medicines, medical staff

The survey found that 73% of sub-centres were more than 3 km from the remotest village

With Health Funds Unused, 24%-38% Shortfall In Medical Staff Across India
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Prachi Salve | IndiaSpend

There is a 24%-38% shortfall in the availability of medical personnel at primary health centres, sub-centres, and community health centres in 28 states/union territories of India, according to the latest audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India.

In the first part of this series on the CAG’s assessment of the National Health Mission (NHM), we looked at issues of financial management. In this concluding part, we detail the lack of physical infrastructure and human resources at public health facilities.

The survey found that 73% of