- Ayushman project will also be wound up
- Project being stopped due to lack of funds
Kerala : The Health Department has decided to wind up the prestigious ‘Seethalayam’, a pilot project launched across the State to take care of women’s health and infertility problems through Homeopathy.
An official order in this regard was issued by the Directorate of Health on Wednesday.
Sources said the project was wound up following financial burdens on the government. All doctors assigned to take care of the project in district Homeopathic hospitals would be called back shortly.
Similarly, the Ayushman project introduced along with Seethalayam to execute lifestyle disease control programmes, too, would be wound up.
Though the project was formally withdrawn, the district-level hospital monitoring committees would be allowed to resume it in their own way by mobilising funds. But there would not be any direct funding from the government.
In some districts, the projects would be continued as such as some of the local bodies have come forward to support it.
‘Seethalayam’ which was launched in the district nearly two years ago, had aided many women in the district to address their mental and physical health problems. It had also extended help in treatment of infertility problems.
As per official figures, no fewer than any 18 kids were born through the infertility treatment programmes undertaken through the clinic.
Main advantage
The main advantage of the scheme was that it could largely address the mental issues of women through counselling, treatment, and other legal advices.
The service of two doctors and a clinical psychologist were made available at the centre to care for the patients. Middle-aged women and teenagers were most benefitted under the scheme.
According to officials, the State government had sanctioned Rs.48 lakh to pilot the scheme in Kozhikode, Kottayam, and Thiruvananthapuram districts in the first phase. In the beginning phase, there were also plans to rehabilitate the women in need of care. But now, with the facility being wound up, there would not be any scope to realise the plans.
However Director of Homeopathy Dr Jamuna yesterday announced that – we will continue the project with support from the Kerala Government.
Dear doctors, the contract appointment on Seethlayam and other projects are done with plan fund of State Govt. this was sanctioned for only one year in 2010-11 as it was against the rules to give wages with plan fund. but department of Homeopathy, Govt. of Kerala succeed to maintain the status for 3 years. but in 2013-14 Govt strictly directed the department to conduct all the programme through the existing regular staff. so the staff are redeployed. The source of this news may not be knowing the actual fact.There in no reduction of funds in 2013-14& 2014-15 as both are 14.5 crores. Under the current Director of Homeopathy Dr Jamuna , department started 135 dispensaries, first pain& palliative hospital, 29 SCP health centre and after 29 years department is starting two ten bedded hospitals at Aaralam-Kannur & Kuttipuram- Malappuram.
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