They are transformed from Primary Health Centres in a phased manner.
The initiative is funded entirely through the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS).
Community response to the program has been encouraging.
Converting Primary Health Centres into Family Health Centres.
Making outpatient (OP) wings of government hospitals patient-friendly.
Exclusive focus on privatization of hospitals.
Ensuring protocol-based treatment is followed at all levels.
Kerala’s Total Fertility Rate (TFR) is below the replacement level.
Median age of first marriage for women in Kerala is higher than the national average.
The state still reports instances of child marriage.
Kerala has the highest life expectancy among all Indian states.
Kerala’s Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) is in single digits, the only major state to achieve this.
Kerala’s Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) is higher than the national average.
Kerala has the lowest under-five mortality rate among large states.