Health


 
 
Concept Explanation
 

Health

Health: Proper healthcare helps a person to realise his potential and ability to fight illness. So, the Government’s National Policy on health aim at improving the access to healthcare, family welfare and nutritional services. During the last 50 years, India has built up a vast healthcare, manpower infrastructure. There has been a manifold increase in health centres, hospitals, doctors and nursing personnel. The results are:

• Life expectancy has increased to over 66 years in the year 2011 from 26 years at the time of Independence.

• Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) has come down to 42 infants per 1000 live births in the year 2012 from 147 in the year 1951.

• Crude Birth Rate (CBR) has dropped to 22.1 (from 40.8 earlier) and Crude Death Rate to 7 (from 25.1 earlier).

Healthcare in India: Increase in life expectancy and improvement in childcare show the future of healthcare in the country. Increase in longevity of life is an indicator of the improved quality of life. Reduction infant mortality implies that children are better protected from infection, ensuring better nutrition alongwith improved care for the mother and newborn child. There are only 381 medical colleges in the country and301 dental colleges. Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu are the four states having maximum number of colleges.

 
 


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