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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Health Care Women Int. 2010 Jul;31(7):585–598. doi: 10.1080/07399331003710541

Table 4.

Health center type, population served, and services offered

Heath Centre Type Population served Services offered
Type 1 4,000

  • Basic maternal and child health

  • Nutrition

  • Family Planning

  • Immunization

  • Health education

  • First Aid
Type 2 12,000

  • Family Health (including antenatal, postnatal, child health, nutrition, family planning and immunization)

  • Curative (visiting Doctor/Nurse Practitioner)

  • Environmental health

  • Mental Health
Type 3 20,000

  • Family Health (including antenatal, postnatal, child health, nutrition, family planning and immunization)

  • Curative

  • Dental

  • Environmental health

  • Sexually Transmitted Infections - Treatment, Counseling and Contact Investigation

  • Child Guidance

  • Mental Health

  • Pharmacy