Health Transport Organisation
The Health Transport Organisation is mainly designed to
carry out maintenance and repairs of vehicles for increasing
vehicle utilisation and enhancing reliability factor of
vehicles. In 1964, the organisation was reorganised into
an independent unit under the Director of Health Services
with a State Health Transport Officer. Subsequently with
the help of UNICEF the transport organisation was reorganised
and expanded to form health equipment management organisation.
For
maintenance and repairs of vehicles this organisation has
a central workshop at Thiruvananthapuram, Regional workshops
at Kozhikode and Thrissur and district static workshops
at the district head quarters. While servicing and minor
repairs are attended by the district static workshops concerned,
major repairs are done at central and regional workshops
subject to the technical feasibility. Whenever repairs are
not possible in the department workshops, vehicles are sent
to private workshops after getting administrative sanction
for each case. Bulk purchase of tyres, batteries, spare
parts etc. are done at the Directorate as per the rule subject
to availability of funds.
The
three hospital mobile units also function with head quarters
at Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam and Kozhikode and these
carry out maintenance and repairs of hospital equipments
by moving to various institutions within the zone allocated
to each.
District
wise Availability of Vehicles under Director of Health Services
2001
| District |
Vehicle
in running condition |
Vehicle
in workshop |
Other |
Total |
| Thiruvananthapuram |
171 |
20 |
58 |
249 |
| Kollam |
32 |
5 |
22 |
59 |
| Pathanamthitta |
32 |
8 |
5 |
45 |
| Alappuzha |
50 |
7 |
20 |
77 |
| Kottayam |
45 |
19 |
3 |
67 |
| Idukki |
16 |
2 |
22 |
40 |
| Ernakulam |
45 |
5 |
40 |
90 |
| Thrissur |
58 |
1 |
20 |
79 |
| Palakkad |
70 |
12 |
31 |
113 |
| Malappuram |
70 |
9 |
31 |
110 |
| Kozhikode |
61 |
6 |
16 |
83 |
| Wayanad |
49 |
10 |
17 |
76 |
| Kannur |
49 |
2 |
17 |
68 |
| Kasargod |
33 |
8 |
|
41 |
| Total |
781 |
114 |
302 |
1197 |
Training
Programmes
The
following training centres are functioning under the Department
I. Health & Family Welfare Training Centres
I.
Health & Family Welfare Training Centres
Intake capacity
1. HFWTC, Thiruvananthapuram
71
2. HFWTC, Kozhikode
71
II.
JPHN Training Schools (18 months course)
1. Panamaram , Wayanad
45
2. Peringottukurissi, Palakkad 45
3. Muttom, Idukki
45
4. Athirampuzha, Kottayam
35
5. Kollam
35
6.Thrissur
35
7. Malappuram
35
8. Ksasargod
35
9. Ernakulam
35
10. Kannur
45
11. Thycaud, Thiruvananthapuram
45
12. Kozhikode
45
13. Nemmara, Palakkad
45
JPHN Training schools at Thiruvananthapuram and Kozhikode
are under special component plan while that at Palakkad
district is under sub plan exclusively for students belonging
to SC and ST.
There
are 18 Female Health Workers training schools in private
sector with a total intake capacity of 501.
III.
Female Health Supervisors Training Schools ( 6 month promotional
training course)
1. PH Training School Peroorkada, Thiruvananthapuram: 50
2. FHS Training School Kozhikode
50
IV.
Medical Laboratory Technicians Course (one year)
Public Health Laboratory
30
V.
Government School of Nursing
1. Thiruvananthapuram
28
2. Kollam
25
3. Alappuzha (23 from PLY and 14 from PTA) 37
4. Kottayam (20 from KTM & 11 from Idukki) 31
5. Ernakulam 30
6. Thrissur 28
7. Kozhikode (26 from KZD & 26 from MLM)
52
8. Palakkad
5
9. Kannur 41
There are 70 Nursing Schools in private sector with a total
intake capacity of 1845.
Besides these MTP training and laparoscopic training are
also conducted in the approved institutions as and when
necessary
