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The document discusses challenges in public health in India. It outlines gains that have been made, such as increased life expectancy and reductions in fertility and diseases like smallpox. However, it also discusses current problems including an aging population, rising rates of multiple diseases, and emerging health issues. It notes challenges providing adequate health facilities, infrastructure, and manpower. Additional challenges include understanding health problems, rural-urban differences, the responsibilities of various sectors, the need for cooperation across sectors, developing the health workforce, and balancing priorities like equity, quality, and roles of public and private organizations.
The document discusses challenges in public health in India. It outlines gains that have been made, such as increased life expectancy and reductions in fertility and diseases like smallpox. However, it also discusses current problems including an aging population, rising rates of multiple diseases, and emerging health issues. It notes challenges providing adequate health facilities, infrastructure, and manpower. Additional challenges include understanding health problems, rural-urban differences, the responsibilities of various sectors, the need for cooperation across sectors, developing the health workforce, and balancing priorities like equity, quality, and roles of public and private organizations.
The document discusses challenges in public health in India. It outlines gains that have been made, such as increased life expectancy and reductions in fertility and diseases like smallpox. However, it also discusses current problems including an aging population, rising rates of multiple diseases, and emerging health issues. It notes challenges providing adequate health facilities, infrastructure, and manpower. Additional challenges include understanding health problems, rural-urban differences, the responsibilities of various sectors, the need for cooperation across sectors, developing the health workforce, and balancing priorities like equity, quality, and roles of public and private organizations.
Public Health- Gains Increase in life expectancy
Reduction of Fertility
Eradication of Smallpox/ Guinea Worm
Initial Succession in Leprosy/ TB/ Malaria
Shiv Chandra Mathur
Public Health- Current Problems
Ageing
Triple Morbidity burden
Water/ Vector borne diseases
New Emerging Diseases
Life Style Diseases
Shiv Chandra Mathur Public Health- Problems & Resources
Health Facilities
Infrastructure
Health Manpower
Shiv Chandra Mathur
Public Health- Challenges Understanding the nature of problems. Rural/ Urban Differentials Responsibility for Health Responsiveness of health system HMIS and Early Warning System Public, private, corporate and voluntary sector Convergence/ Inter-sectoral action for health Indian System of Medicine Health Manpower Development Shiv Chandra Mathur Public Health- Understanding the nature
Population : Asset/ Liability
Health Expenditure : Consumption /Investment
Health as Development : Essential Input/ Outcome
Shiv Chandra Mathur
Public Health– Dilemma:
Equity and Equality
Quantity and Quality Public/Private/ Voluntary sector Education/ Persuasion/ Coercion Professional/ Para Prof/ Auxiliaries Privatization/ Disinvestment