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Healthcare in Delhi

Delhi is a perfect metropolitan city that it provides world-class health care facilities to its citizens through government and private health care facilities. The role of Directorate of Health Services in Delhi shortly referred as DHS is significant that it offers medical facilities at various levels to the population of the city of Delhi.

Healthcare in Delhi

Some of the health care facilities managed by the Directorate of Health Services are primary and secondary-level health centres, infirmaries and nursing homes, mobile clinics, school health centres, Government hospitals, private hospitals and so on.

Role of Directorate of Health Services

The Directorate of Health Services functions under the management of Department of Health and Family Welfare, Delhi. The role of Directorate of Health Services in Delhi is not just limited to active operations in deliverance of quality medical facilities but the directorate also ordinates with other Government and private health institutions with an ultimate objective of improving wellness of citizens of Delhi. 

In addition, the service of DHS is exceptional in terms of execution of several national and state-related wellness plans.

Other Health Systems of DHS

Furthermore, for the purpose of better governance, the Directorate of Health Services has parted the city of Delhi into eight divisions each led by an exclusive Chief District Medical Officer (CDMO). The Chief Medical Officers function in supervising the operations of health centres, which falls under their respective divisions. 

The school health centres primarily provide medical facilities to children of Delhi Government Schools, and the mobile clinics attend the health care demands of slum areas in the city. 

Some of the other primary functions of the Directorate of Health Services in Delhi include Disaster Management, Biomedical Waste Management, Public Grievances, Delhi Govt. Employees Health Scheme (DGEHS), and Cancer Control and so on.

Delhi houses numerous private health care facilities, including super specialty hospitals that are advanced centres equipped with state of the art medical equipments and house highly skilled and dedicated doctors.

Furthermore, hospitals in Delhi are regarded for their distinguished health services, which include comprehensive wellness packages for medical checkups, surgical processes and so on.

Directorate General of Health Services
Dr. Nutan Mundeja, Director General Health
Nirman Bhawan, Maulana Azad Rd, New Delhi, Delhi 110011
Phone Number: 22309220,  Fax- 22306396
Email: dirdhs@nic.in

Dr. Poonam Panwar, Additional Director, (BMW, Human Organ Transplantation Cell, SDC, AMR)
Phone: 22304549, 45002327
Email: cmobmwdhs.delhi@nic.in, hospitalcoordinationcell1@gmail.com

Dr. B S Charan Addl. Director (Public Health-II), Non Communicable disease, Cancer Control Cell, State Nodal Officer (Trauma & Burns), NPCDCS. Disaster Management, State Tobacco Control Cell-PH-1B2
Phone Number: 22393512
Email: disasterdhs@gmail.com, dhsph2@gmail.com, npcdcsdelhi@gmail.com 

Dr. Poonam Panwar, Additional Director, (BMW, Human Organ Transplantation Cell, SDC, AMR)
Phone Number:22304549,  45002327
Email: cmobmwdhs.delhi@nic.in, hospitalcoordinationcell1@gmail.com
Dr. K S Baghotia Addl Director (PH-III, SLO,Fluorosis,Silicosis,State Award, Health Mela) SPO-(NPPCD, NPCB), Nodal Officer-NRHM
Phone Number: MHS – 28050229, 27864430, PH-III 28050225, 8745011314
Address: Pt. Deep Chand Sehkar Bhawan, Sec-20, Phase-I, Dwarka, Delhi-77 (near Sector -8 Metro Station)
Email: cmomhs-dhs.delhi@nic.in, dghsmhsdelhi@gmail.com, baghotiaks@gmail.com

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