Health

DIAL 108 to call ambulance anywhere
Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Madhya Pradesh, is playing a vital role in improving the health status & quality of living of the People of Madhya Pradesh.
With the objective of providing health services in Urban and Remote areas, the department provides medical services in the state of Madhya Pradesh.
For monitoring medical related activities in Dhar at district level Chief Medical & Health Officer(CMHO) is responsible for all the works related to this department.

Health department is further divided into 3 categories:

Allopathy:

It is a system of medical practice that aims to combat disease by the use of remedies producing effects. The main aim of this department is to provide vaccination to the people against various diseases like swine flu etc. to prevent the disease. It also helps provide help in under nourished children.

Homeopathy:

It is a system of medical practice in which ailments are treated by minute doses of natural substances in larger amounts, which produce symptoms of the ailment. This department is managed by District Ayush Officer.

Ayurveda:

Ayurveda, which literally means the science of life (Ayur = Life, Veda = Science), Ayurveda is an ancient medical science which was developed in India thousands of years ago. This department is managed by District Ayush Officer.

Ambulance Service

108 is predominantly an emergency response system, primarily designed to attend to patients of critical care, trauma and accident victims etc.

Local Medical Institutions

At the local governance level, there are CHCs and PHCs to assist the citizens. CHC stands for Community Health Centre having a bed capacity of 30, PHC stands for Primary Health Centre.

Objectives of Community Health Centers

To make available medical treatment and the related facilities for citizens.
To provide appropriate advice, treatment and support that would help to cure the ailment to the extent medically possible.
To ensure that treatment is best on well-considered judgment, is timely and comprehensive and with the consent of the citizen being treated.
To ensure you just awareness of the nature of the ailment, progress of treatment, duration of treatment and impact on their health and lives, and
To reduce any grievances in this regard.