Public Health in India : An Overview
Public 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...
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okr-10986-85412021-04-23T14:02:43Z Public Health in India : An Overview Das Gupta, Monica BUDGET CONSTRAINTS CANCER CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES CHILD MORTALITY CLINICAL SERVICES CLINICS COMMUNICABLE DISEASES CONTAGIOUS DISEASES DRAINAGE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION EPIDEMICS EXPENDITURES FAMILY PLANNING HEALTH BUDGETS HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE FINANCING HEALTH CONDITIONS HEALTH EDUCATION HEALTH INDICATORS HEALTH LEGISLATION HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH PLANNING HEALTH POLICIES HEALTH POLICY HEALTH PROGRAMS HEALTH REGULATIONS HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICE HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SYSTEMS HEALTH WORKERS HYGIENE IMMUNIZATION LIFE EXPECTANCIES LIFE EXPECTANCY LIVESTOCK LOCAL GOVERNMENT MALE HEALTH MEDICAL CARE MEDICAL RESEARCH MEDICAL SERVICES MEDICAL STAFF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY MEDICAL TRAINING MORBIDITY MORTALITY MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS NATIONAL HEALTH NATIONAL HEALTH POLICY NEW TECHNOLOGIES NUTRITION POLICY RESEARCH POLITICAL ECONOMY POLLUTION POPULATION STUDIES POVERTY REDUCTION PUBLIC PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH AUTHORITIES PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEMS PUBLIC MANAGEMENT PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT SCIENTISTS SOCIAL POLICY STATE BUDGETS STATE GOVERNMENT STATE GOVERNMENTS STERILIZATION URBAN AREAS VACCINATION WASTE WASTE DISPOSAL WORKERS Public 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. 2012-06-20T18:11:00Z 2012-06-20T18:11:00Z 2005-12 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/12/6452006/public-health-india-overview http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8541 English Policy Research Working Paper; No. 3787 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research South Asia India |
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BUDGET CONSTRAINTS CANCER CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES CHILD MORTALITY CLINICAL SERVICES CLINICS COMMUNICABLE DISEASES CONTAGIOUS DISEASES DRAINAGE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION EPIDEMICS EXPENDITURES FAMILY PLANNING HEALTH BUDGETS HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE FINANCING HEALTH CONDITIONS HEALTH EDUCATION HEALTH INDICATORS HEALTH LEGISLATION HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH PLANNING HEALTH POLICIES HEALTH POLICY HEALTH PROGRAMS HEALTH REGULATIONS HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICE HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SYSTEMS HEALTH WORKERS HYGIENE IMMUNIZATION LIFE EXPECTANCIES LIFE EXPECTANCY LIVESTOCK LOCAL GOVERNMENT MALE HEALTH MEDICAL CARE MEDICAL RESEARCH MEDICAL SERVICES MEDICAL STAFF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY MEDICAL TRAINING MORBIDITY MORTALITY MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS NATIONAL HEALTH NATIONAL HEALTH POLICY NEW TECHNOLOGIES NUTRITION POLICY RESEARCH POLITICAL ECONOMY POLLUTION POPULATION STUDIES POVERTY REDUCTION PUBLIC PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH AUTHORITIES PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEMS PUBLIC MANAGEMENT PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT SCIENTISTS SOCIAL POLICY STATE BUDGETS STATE GOVERNMENT STATE GOVERNMENTS STERILIZATION URBAN AREAS VACCINATION WASTE WASTE DISPOSAL WORKERS |
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BUDGET CONSTRAINTS CANCER CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES CHILD MORTALITY CLINICAL SERVICES CLINICS COMMUNICABLE DISEASES CONTAGIOUS DISEASES DRAINAGE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION EPIDEMICS EXPENDITURES FAMILY PLANNING HEALTH BUDGETS HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE FINANCING HEALTH CONDITIONS HEALTH EDUCATION HEALTH INDICATORS HEALTH LEGISLATION HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH PLANNING HEALTH POLICIES HEALTH POLICY HEALTH PROGRAMS HEALTH REGULATIONS HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICE HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SYSTEMS HEALTH WORKERS HYGIENE IMMUNIZATION LIFE EXPECTANCIES LIFE EXPECTANCY LIVESTOCK LOCAL GOVERNMENT MALE HEALTH MEDICAL CARE MEDICAL RESEARCH MEDICAL SERVICES MEDICAL STAFF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY MEDICAL TRAINING MORBIDITY MORTALITY MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS NATIONAL HEALTH NATIONAL HEALTH POLICY NEW TECHNOLOGIES NUTRITION POLICY RESEARCH POLITICAL ECONOMY POLLUTION POPULATION STUDIES POVERTY REDUCTION PUBLIC PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH AUTHORITIES PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEMS PUBLIC MANAGEMENT PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT SCIENTISTS SOCIAL POLICY STATE BUDGETS STATE GOVERNMENT STATE GOVERNMENTS STERILIZATION URBAN AREAS VACCINATION WASTE WASTE DISPOSAL WORKERS Das Gupta, Monica Public Health in India : An Overview |
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Public 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. |
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Das Gupta, Monica |
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Das Gupta, Monica |
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Das Gupta, Monica |
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Public Health in India : An Overview |
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Public Health in India : An Overview |
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Public Health in India : An Overview |
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Public Health in India : An Overview |
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Public Health in India : An Overview |
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public health in india : an overview |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/12/6452006/public-health-india-overview http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8541 |
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