“Healthy soul prevails in the Healthy body”"Salus populi supreme lax" or the safety of the people is the supreme law, an ancient Roman quote.
Providing better health amenities with prolonging healthy life is the prime responsibility of every sovereign government at national and international fora. Health services are placed as one of the top most accountability of government in its agenda.
"The mission of the Health and Family Welfare Department of the Government of West Bengal is to improve the health status of all the people of West Bengal, especially the poorest and those in greatest need.”Following the mission announced above the Health and Family Welfare Department of the government of West Bengal is continuously endeavoring to provide better health amenities to its citizens.The Health & Family Welfare Department of the State Government is responsible for maintaining and developing the health care system in West Bengal. Public health and sanitation; hospitals and dispensaries is at the serial number 6 of the State List of Seventh Schedule of the Indian Constitution and hence the exclusive responsibility for the above mentioned issues is with the state. State provides financial and managerial support to the basic health infrastructure, while the private sector predominantly provides the ambulatory care services.
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