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name the private health facilities found in most of the rural areas​

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Better accessibility, a shorter waiting time, better staff and work attitude on the part of doctors and nurses, and better facilities mean people prefer small private clinics to government PHCs and CHCs, suggested a new study.

Small private clinics, especially in rural areas, have contributed immensely to the health sector in the state. By turning primary health centres (PHC) and community health centres into family health centres, the government, the Ardram project, is essentially reviving an old model, albeit in the public sector, according to the study.

“We learnt from our interactions with stakeholders and from verifying data that 75 per cent of the population in Kerala goes to private medical institutions for treatment. Three-fourths of people rely on small clinics, nursing homes and hospitals. These play a major role, especially in rural areas,” said Sara John, senior project associate, CPPR, who led the research.

There has been a decrease in the number of private allopathic hospitals by 24.6 per cent from 1984 to 2004. However, the average number of beds per hospital increased from 26 to 41 during the period.

The trend in the rise of super speciality hospitals at the cost of small hospitals and clinics put a question mark on the future of accessible and affordable health care for the common man.