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Public Health in India : An Overview

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dc.contributor.authorDas Gupta, Monica
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-20T18:11:00Z
dc.date.available2012-06-20T18:11:00Z
dc.date.issued2005-12
dc.description.abstractPublic health services, which reduce a population's exposure to disease through such measures as sanitation and vector control, are an essential part of a country's development infrastructure. In the industrial world and East Asia, systematic public health efforts raised labor productivity and life expectancies well before modern curative technologies became widely available, and helped set the stage for rapid economic growth and poverty reduction. The enormous business and other costs of the breakdown of these services are illustrated by the current global epidemic of avian flu, emanating from poor poultry-keeping practices in a few Chinese villages. For various reasons, mostly of political economy, public funds for health services in India have been focused largely on medical services, and public health services have been neglected. This is reflected in a virtual absence of modern public health regulations and of systematic planning and delivery of public health services. Various organizational issues also militate against the rational deployment of personnel and funds for disease control. There is strong capacity for dealing with outbreaks when they occur, but not to prevent them from occurring. Impressive capacity also exists for conducting intensive campaigns, but not for sustaining these gains on a continuing basis after the campaign. This is illustrated by the near eradication of malaria through highly organized efforts in the 1950s, and its resurgence when attention shifted to other priorities such as family planning. This paper reviews the fundamental obstacles to effective disease control in India and indicates new policy thrusts that can help overcome these obstacles.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/12/6452006/public-health-india-overview
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3787
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/8541
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 3787
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectBUDGET CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectCANCER
dc.subjectCARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY
dc.subjectCLINICAL SERVICES
dc.subjectCLINICS
dc.subjectCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES
dc.subjectCONTAGIOUS DISEASES
dc.subjectDRAINAGE
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
dc.subjectEPIDEMICS
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectFAMILY PLANNING
dc.subjectHEALTH BUDGETS
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE FINANCING
dc.subjectHEALTH CONDITIONS
dc.subjectHEALTH EDUCATION
dc.subjectHEALTH INDICATORS
dc.subjectHEALTH LEGISLATION
dc.subjectHEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subjectHEALTH PLANNING
dc.subjectHEALTH POLICIES
dc.subjectHEALTH POLICY
dc.subjectHEALTH PROGRAMS
dc.subjectHEALTH REGULATIONS
dc.subjectHEALTH SECTOR
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICE
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHEALTH SYSTEMS
dc.subjectHEALTH WORKERS
dc.subjectHYGIENE
dc.subjectIMMUNIZATION
dc.subjectLIFE EXPECTANCIES
dc.subjectLIFE EXPECTANCY
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectMALE HEALTH
dc.subjectMEDICAL CARE
dc.subjectMEDICAL RESEARCH
dc.subjectMEDICAL SERVICES
dc.subjectMEDICAL STAFF
dc.subjectMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectMEDICAL TRAINING
dc.subjectMORBIDITY
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectMUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectNATIONAL HEALTH
dc.subjectNATIONAL HEALTH POLICY
dc.subjectNEW TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOLLUTION
dc.subjectPOPULATION STUDIES
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPUBLIC
dc.subjectPUBLIC FUNDS
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH AUTHORITIES
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEMS
dc.subjectPUBLIC MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectSCIENTISTS
dc.subjectSOCIAL POLICY
dc.subjectSTATE BUDGETS
dc.subjectSTATE GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectSTATE GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectSTERILIZATION
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectVACCINATION
dc.subjectWASTE
dc.subjectWASTE DISPOSAL
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.titlePublic Health in India : An Overviewen
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okr.crossref.titlePublic Health In India : An Overview
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T09:32:36.163664Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/12/6452006/public-health-india-overview
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeEnvironment and Natural Resources
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid557711468255240941
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3787
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000016406_20051202162921
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum6452006
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryIndia
okr.topicHealth Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicRural Development Knowledge and Information Systems
okr.topicHealth Economics and Finance
okr.topicEnvironment::Brown Issues and Health
okr.topicPublic Sector Management and Reform
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.topicRural Development
okr.topicPublic Sector Development
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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