12.  Rural Health Posts – They offer basic health checks and facilities
including routine examinations, immunizations and minor
injuries. They cover about 4,000 people.
 Health Centers cover larger rural populations of approximately
7,000 people and offer a range of primary care services. They are
able to perform minor surgeries and are normally staffed by
teams of nurses as well as pediatricians, therapists and women’s
doctors.
 Urban Polyclinics provide services which are normally
considered to be of general practice and include screening,
treatment for chronic illnesses and on-going care. Depending on
their size, urban polyclinics would also house approximately 3-4
specialists from fields such as cardio, oncology and obstetrics.
 Special Focus Polyclinics – This is where pediatricians treat
children up to the age of 19.

16.  Retired people/pensioners receive state/retirement pension.
 Women whose husbands die before they retire if they are aged 45
or over receive widow’s pension.
 Women who leave work to have a baby receive maternity pay.
 Every child until he/she leaves school or longer if the child
continues education (up to 19) receives child benefit.
 A person who is out of work for up to a year receives
unemployment benefit.
 Families with children who have very low incomes receive family
credit.
 A person who is unable to work after a sickness period receives
invalidity pension.
 Disabled people receive mobility allowance to pay for transport or
to buy a special vehicle.