Government of Goa has attained the goal of ” Health For All” by the year 2000 A.D. through its various health and medical care programmes. Goa is therefore considered as one of the best performing states in the matter of health & medical care.
Directorate of Health Services (DHS) has an important role in the provision and administration of health services and in order to raise the quality, extend accountability and deliver the services fairly, effectively and courteously.
Goa has one of the most extensive health systems in India. The Directorate of Health Services has an important role to perform in the Administration as far as health system & services are concerned.
The Directorate of Health Services primarily seeks to provide preventive, promotive, curative and rehabilitative health services to the people through primary health care approach which has been accepted as one of the main instruments of action for development of human resources, accelerating the socio-economic development and attaining improved quality of life. Primary health care is essential health care for all citizens, easily accessible and at a cost which the citizens and community can afford.