:Healthcare in Kolkata

According to the 2005 National Family Health Survey, only a small proportion of Kolkata households are covered under any health scheme or health insurance.{{cite web|last=Gupta|first=Kamla|title=Health and Living Conditions in Eight Indian Cities.|url=http://www.measuredhs.com/pubs/pdf/OD58/OD58.pdf|work=National Family Health Survey (NFHS-3), India, 2005-06.|publisher=International Institute for Population Sciences; Calverton, Maryland, USA|accessdate=1 February 2012 |author2=Arnold, Fred |author3=Lhungdim, H.|location=Mumbai|year=2009}}{{rp|41}} The total fertility rate in Kolkata is 1.4, which is the lowest among the cities surveyed.{{rp|45}} In Kolkata, 77 percent of the married women use contraceptive, which is the highest among the cities surveyed; but use of modern contraceptive methods is the lowest (46 percent).{{rp|47}} Infant mortality rate in Kolkata is 41 per 1000 live births, and mortality rate for children below five is 49 per 1000 live births.{{rp|48}}

Among the surveyed cities, Kolkata stands second (5 percent), where the children have not received any vaccination under Universal Immunization Programme.{{rp|48}} Kolkata stands second among the surveyed cities, with 57 percent of the children between 0 and 71 months has the reach to an anganwadi centre under the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) programme.{{rp|51}}Percentage of malnutrition, anemic and underweight children in Kolkata is less in comparison to other surveyed cities.{{rp|54–55}}

About 30 percent of the women and 18 percent of the men in Kolkata are obese.{{rp|105}} Kolkata has the highest percentage (55 percent) of woman who are having anaemia among the surveyed cities, while 20 percent of the men in Kolkata are anaemic.{{rp|56–57}} Large number of people suffers from diseases like diabetes, asthma, goitre and other thyroid disorders.{{rp|57–59}} Tropical diseases like malaria, dengue and chikungunya are prevalent in Kolkata, though their incidence is decreasing.{{cite web|title=Malaria, dengue down in Kolkata|url=http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/wire-news/malaria-dengue-downkolkata_650908.html|accessdate=31 January 2012|publisher=Money Control|date=13 January 2012}}

As of 2010, there are 48 government hospitals, mostly under the Department of Health & Family Welfare, Government of West Bengal, and 366 private medical establishments during 2010. For every 10,000 people in the city, there are 61 hospital beds, which is higher than the national average of 9 hospital beds per 10,000.{{cite web|title=Hospital beds|url=http://apps.who.int/ghodata/cache/global/xls/vid.1860.xls|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120709021137/http://apps.who.int/ghodata/cache/global/xls/vid.1860.xls|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 July 2012|publisher=World Health Organistation|accessdate=31 January 2012|format=XLS}} Ten medical colleges are located in the Kolkata metropolitan area which act as tertiary referral hospitals in the state.{{cite web|last=Shah|first=Mansi|title=Waiting for health care: a survey of a public hospital in Kolkata|url=http://ccs.in/ccsindia/downloads/intern-papers-08/Waiting-for-Healthcare-A-survey-of-a-public-hospital-in-Kolkata-Mansi.pdf|publisher=Center for Civil Society|accessdate=31 January 2012|year=2007|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813070438/http://ccs.in/ccsindia/downloads/intern-papers-08/Waiting-for-Healthcare-A-survey-of-a-public-hospital-in-Kolkata-Mansi.pdf|archivedate=13 August 2011}}{{cite web|last=Zakir|first=Husain|title=Socio economic profile of patients in Kolkata: a case study of RG Kar and AMRI|url=http://www.idsk.edu.in/annual-reports/OP-14.pdf|publisher=Institute of Developmental Studies, Kolkata|accessdate=31 January 2012|author2=Ghosh, Saswata|author3=Bijoya Roy|pages=19–20|date=July 2008|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130628145759/http://www.idsk.edu.in/annual-reports/OP-14.pdf|archivedate=28 June 2013}} Calcutta Medical College, founded in 1835, was the first Asian institution to teach modern medicine.{{cite news |url= http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050420/asp/careergraph/story_4638691.asp |archive-url= https://archive.today/20130105065542/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050420/asp/careergraph/story_4638691.asp |url-status= dead |archive-date= 5 January 2013 |title = Careergraph / Calcutta Medical College, Calcutta |accessdate= 20 October 2007 |author= Mitra, Dola |date= 20 April 2005

|newspaper=The Telegraph }} These facilities are inadequate to meet the healthcare needs of the city.{{cite news|last=Mishra|first=Prithvijit|title=On hospital floor for 12 days|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata-/On-hospital-floor-for-12-days-/articleshow/7921556.cms|access-date=31 January 2012|date=9 April 2011|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710232805/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-09/kolkata/29400041_1_bed-floor-bike|archive-date=10 July 2012|url-status=live|newspaper=The Times of India}}{{cite web|title=Mamata inducts two new ministers|url=http://www.sify.com/news/mamata-inducts-two-new-ministers-news-national-mbqrkkigffd.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509123211/http://www.sify.com/news/mamata-inducts-two-new-ministers-news-national-mbqrkkigffd.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 May 2013|accessdate=31 January 2012|website=Sify|date=16 January 2012}}{{cite news|title=Kolkata woman gives birth on road, dies after no admission by hospitals|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Kolkata/Kolkata-woman-gives-birth-on-road-dies-after-no-admission-by-hospitals/Article1-796738.aspx|accessdate=31 January 2012|newspaper=Hindustan Times|date=13 January 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118125557/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Kolkata/Kolkata-woman-gives-birth-on-road-dies-after-no-admission-by-hospitals/Article1-796738.aspx|archivedate=18 January 2012}} More than 78 percent in Kolkata prefer the private medical sector over public medical sector,{{rp|109}} due to the poor quality of care, the lack of a nearby facility, and excessive waiting times at government facilities.{{rp|61}}

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• Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, College Street
• Nil Ratan Sarkar Medical College and Hospital, Sealdah
• R.G.Kar Medical College, Belgachia
• Calcutta National Medical College, Beniapukur
• S.S.K.M. Medical College, Bhowanipore
• Sagar Dutta Memorial Medical College and Hospital, Kamarhati
• KPC Medical College and Hospital, Jadavpur
• Dr. R. Ahmed Dental College and Hospital, Sealdah
• Guru Nanak Institute of Dental Science and Research, Panihati
• College of Medicine & JNM Hospital, Kalyani

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