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Health Institutions in District Abbottabad

Office of the District Health Officer (DHO).

The District Health Officer (DHO) is overall incharge of all health activities in District Abbottabad, excluding District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital Abbottabad, Ayub Medical/Teaching Hospital Abbottabad, and Women &Children Hospital Abbottabad.

Functions:

The functions of DHO Office are:

·         Curative Health Care (Minor);

·         Preventive Health Care (Major);

·         Mother and Child Health Care (MCHC);

·         Expanded Programme of Immunization (EPI);

·         Family Planning and Primary Health Care through National Programme;

·         Sanitation;

·         Malaria Control Programme (MCP); and

·         Drug Control.

All the above mentioned health services are provided to the public through the following:-

·         Civil Hospitals (CHs):

The Senior Medical Officer and Women Medical Officer are posted in Civil Hospitals. Diagnostic facilities like laboratory, X-ray and Dental Units are provided. Paramedical staff like Medical Technician and Lady Health Visitors (LHVs) support in providing health facilities. Indoor and outdoor treatment facilities are provided. LHVs also give training to Daies.

List of Civil Hospitals in the District:

Civil Hospital	Nos. of Beds
1.       Boi	20
2.       Khairagali	8
3.       Khanaspur (Ayubia)	20
4.       Nathiagali	16
5.       Sherwan	8
6.       Police Hospital, Abbottabad	28

·         Rural Health Centers (RHCs):

Rural Health Centers provide the same facilities as the Civil Hospital.

List of Rural Health Centers in the District:

Rural Health Center	Nos. of Beds
7.       Havelian	6
8.       Kalpani	4
9.       Lora	4
10.   Moribadan	4

 

·         Sub-Health Centers (SHCs)

Sub-Health Centers provide basic health facilities and outdoors-patient treatment.

List of Sub-Health Centers in the District:

1.       Sub-Health Center, Jabri.

2.       Sub-Health Center, Seer.

·         Basic Health Units (BHUs):

In Basic Health Units only outdoor patient are treated and Health Education is given. There are 52 Basic Health Units in the District.

·         Civil Dispensaries (CDs):

The Civil Dispensaries provide outdoors-patient treatment only. There are 42 Civil Dispensaries in the District.

·         Mother Child Health Center (MCHC):

Mother Child Health Center provides paramedical as well as mother and child healthcare facilities. There is only one Mother Child Health Center functioning in the District, it is located in Nawashehr.

 

·         Private Hospitals:

The list of private hospitals and medical clinics registered in DHO’s Office is:

1.       Hira General Hospital, Link Road, Abbottabad.

2.       Altaf Hospital, Link Road, Abbottabad.

3.       Al-Mehyada Hospital, The Mall, Abbottabad.

4.       Rehmat Memorial Hospital, Mansehra Road, Abbottabad.

5.       Al-Ishaq Hospital, Mansehra Road, Abbottabad.

6.       Al-Syed Hospital, Mansehra Road, Abbottabad.

7.       Afzal Hospital, Mansehra Road, Abbottabad.

8.       Ashraf Memorial Hospital, Mansehra Road, Abbottabad.

9.       Ahad General Hospital, Old Medical College Road, Abbottabad.

10.   Rehmania Hospital, Old Medical College Road, Abbottabad.

11.   Hamza Clinic & Meternity Home, Tanchi Chowk, Abbottabad.

12.   Sarwar Surgical Hospital, G.T. Road, Havelian.

13.   Al-Marryum Hospital, Post-Office Road, Havelian.

Contact:

For more information about Health Facilities provided under DHO’s Office contact:

District Health Officer’s Office,

Link Road, Abbottabad.

Tel: ++92 (0992) 333045.