In order to uplift the healthiness of people in KILINOCHCHI area. KILINOCHCHI troops carry out medical support with the aid of private and public sectors. Activities which are done by troops listed as link in below in detail.
- BLOOD DONATION CAMPAIGN ORGANIZED BY 66 INFANTRY DIVISION
- MEDICAL CLINIC CONDUCTED ON FLOOD AFFECTED COMMUNITY IN KILINOCHCHI AREA
- TROOPS COORDINATE FREE DISTRIBUTION OF ARTIFICIAL LIMBS AMONG KILINOCHCHI CIVILIANS
- DENTAL CLINIC AT VERAVIL - KILINOCHCHI
- KILINOCHCHI TROOPS RENOVATE PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE UNIT BUILDING AT WANNERIKULAM
- KILINOCHCHI TROOPS CONDUCT MEDICAL CLINIC FOR NEEDY PEOPLE IN KILINOCHCHI
- DISTRIBUTION OF SPECTACLES FOR NEEDY CIVILIANS IN POONERYN
- 66 DIVISION TROOPS TAKE LEAD IN PROVIDING MEDICAL CARE FOR NEEDY CIVILIANS IN POONERYN AREA
- ORGANIZING OF BLOOD DONATION CAMPAIGN BY ARMY PERSONNEL
- NATIONAL DOG POPULATION CONTROL PROGRAM
- MEDICAL CLINIC CONDUCTED ON FLOOD AFFECTED COMMUNITY IN KILINOCHCHI AREA
- BLOOD DONATION CAMPAIGN ORGANIZED BY 66 INFANTRY DIVISION
INTRODUCTION
1. The estimated year end Population of KILINOCHCHI district was 1,42,834 persons in 2017. One District General Hospital and ten Health institutions are functioning in KILINOCHCHI District. General Hospital is the main health and medical institution for the people of KILINOCHCHI.
2. All curative institutions come under the administration of Regional Director of Health Services, KILINOCHCHI. These institutions are coming network in two levels such as 05 Divisional Hospitals, and 03 in primary medical Care Unit. In the Preventive sector under the each Medical Officer of Health (MOH) there are clinic centers which provide mainly Material and Child Health Care services.
3. Regional Director of Health Services is in Charge of all promoters, preventive, curative and rehabilitative health activities in the district. Under him Head institutions namely Medical Superintend, District Medical Officers, Medical Officers incharge and Medical officer of the Health are functioning.
OBJECTIVES
4. To improve healthy knowledge of students, people in KILINOCHCHI area.
5. Increase many medical sessions to minimize dieses in KILINOCHCHI area.
OUT PATIENT ATTENDANCE, AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE AT OPD BY INSTITUTION WISE IN DISTRICT
| Name of Institition | OPD Attendance | Average Daily Attendance | Total Admission (Indoor Patients) | Clinics Attendance | Surgical Investigation No.of Surgeries Major/Minor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DGH, Kilinochchi | 242,104 | 663 | 42,999 | 107,454 | 8343 |
| DH, Mulankavil | 49,956 | 137 | 3,272 | 11,337 | |
| DH, Poonakary | 27,472 | 75 | 2,015 | 4,632 | - |
| DH, Pallai | 37,520 | 103 | 2,048 | 7,784 | 390 |
| DH, Akkarayankulam | 28,758 | 79 | 4,170 | 10,433 | - |
| DH, Tharmapuram | 55,541 | 152 | 5,012 | 15,305 | - |
| DH, Vaddakachchi | 18,282 | 50 | - | 6,798 | - |
| DH, Veravil | 17,578 | 48 | 914 | 2,224 | - |
| DH, Uruthirapuram | 35,723 | 98 | 277 | 4,098 | - |
| PMCU, Vannerikulam | 2,003 | 5 | - | 884 | - |
| PMCU, Kandawalai | 2,910 | 8 | - | 1,097 | - |
| PMCU, Leyapuram | 5,016 | 14 | - | 11,012 | - |
Source: District Statistic Handbook- Kilinochchi ( 2018)
CONCLUSION
6. The community needs to bring together to achieve main laid down objectives. In order to achieve the objectives Security Forces Headquarters - KILINOCHCHI were positively activate necessary action to improve healthiness of people in KILINOCHCI by conducting medical programms for people in the KILINOCHCHI area.
