Health and family welfare and the development of health infrastructure

Government of India is committed to the goal of ‘Health for All’  The obligation of the Government to ensure the highest possible health status of India’s Population and access to quality health care has been recognized by a number of key policy documents.Health care system supplement in improving the health of individuals, particularly those belonging … Read more

Health Indicators

Health indicators are quantifiable characteristics of a Population which researchers use as supporting evidence for describing the health of a population. Central  Government is limited to family welfare and disease control programs, the state governments are responsible for primary and secondary medical care with a limited role in specialty care. Vital Health Indicators for India are:- Life … Read more

Health

Government of India is committed to the goal of ‘Health for All’  The obligation of the Government to ensure the highest possible health status of India’s Population and access to quality health care has been recognized by a number of key policy documents.Health care system supplement in improving the health of individuals, particularly those belonging … Read more

Diseases Related To Kidney

–2/”>a >DOCTYPE html PUBLIC “-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN” “http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd”> Abderhalden-Kaufmann-Lignac syndrome Autosomal recessive syndrome of disturbance of amino acid transport characterized by deposition of cystine crystals in numerous Tissues of the body, particularly evident in the conjunctiva and cornea. Children in whom cystinosis is found are subnormal in development, with dwarfing, rickets, and osteoporosis. Renal … Read more

Human health and diseases

Human Health and diseases According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), health is defined as: Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well being and not merely absence of disease or infirmity. Good health of an individual is important in order to ensure happiness and our ability to work. There are many … Read more

Health Care- For RAS/RTS Mains and Prelims

[su_posts template=”templates/teaser-loop.php” posts_per_page=”320″ post_type=”post,page” tax_term=”1316″ tax_operator=”0″ order=”desc”], Health care is a broad term that encompasses the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease. It is a complex system that involves a variety of stakeholders, including patients, providers, payers, and policymakers. The health care system in India is a complex and fragmented one. It is made up … Read more

Epidemic Diseases

–2/”>a >DOCTYPE html PUBLIC “-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN” “http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd”> Complete information on major types of epidemics in India India is endemic to many diseases such as Malaria, Kala-azar, Cholera, Tuberculosis. These erupt in epidemic form when conditions are favorable for their spread. Epidemics are disasters by themselves but these can emerge in the aftermath of … Read more

Health Schemes and Organizations

The state of Madhya Pradesh is one of the Empowered Action Group states of the National Health Mission. These states have struggled to contain Population Growth at manageable levels and have poorer Quality Of Life indicators than other states. The central government has released significant funds to address issues such as human Resources, social challenges, … Read more