PPT - Ch-2- Role of govt. in health.pptx

PPT - Ch-2- Role of govt. in health.pptx

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  ROLE OF THEGOVERNMENT IN HEALTH CIVICS CHAPTER-2 CLASS-7
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  INTRODUCTION In a democracypeople expect the government to work f their welfare. This could be through the provision of education, health, employment, housing or the develop of roads, electricity etc. In this chapter we shall examine the meanings and prob related to health.
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  What is health? Healthmeans our ability to remain free of illness and injuries. But health isn’t only about disease. Apart from disease, we need to think of other factors tha affect our health. For example, if people get clean drink water or a pollution free environment they are likely to healthy.  On the other hand, if people do not get adequate fo eat or have to live in cramped conditions, they will b prone to illness. It isn’t healthy to be dull, inactive, anxious or scared for stretches of time. We all need to be without mental strain.
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  Healthcare in India •Therehas been a phenomenal advancement in medical sciences. •However, the second column points out how poor the health situation in our country is. With all the above positive developments we are not able to provide proper healthcare facilities to people. • This is the paradox – something that is contrary to what we would expect.
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  Healthcare in India Inorder to prevent and treat illnesses we need appropriate healthcare facilities such as health centres, hospitals, laboratories for testing, ambulance services, blood banks, etc., that can provide the required care and services that patients need. Our country has the money, knowledgeand people with experience but cannot make the necessary healthcare available to all
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  Healthcare Services inIndia Public Healthcare Private Healthcare
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  Public health services Thepublic health service is a chain of health centres an hospitals run by the government. They are linked together so that they cover both rural an urban areas and can also provide treatment to all kinds problems – from common illnesses to special service At the village level there are health centres where there usually a nurse and a village health worker. They are trained in dealing with common illnesses and under the supervision of doctors at the Primary Health Centre (PHC).
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  Public health services Thehealth service is called ‘public’ for many reasons. In order to fulfil its commitment of providing healthcare to citizens, the government has established these hospit health centres. The resources needed to run these services are obtaine from the money that we, the public, pay to the governm as taxes. Hence, such facilities are meant for everyone  One of the most important aspects of the public health system is that it is meant to provide quality healthcare services either free or at a low cost, so that even the p seek treatment.
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  Private health facilities Thereis a wide range of private health facilities that exi our country. A large number of doctors run their own pr clinics. In the rural areas, one finds Registered Medical Practiti (RMPs). Urban areas have large number of doctors, m them providing specialised services.  There are hospitals and nursing homes that are privat owned. Thereare many laboratories that do tests and offer spec facilities such as X-ray, ultrasound, etc. There are also shops from where we buy medicine.
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  Private health facilities Todaythe presence of private facilities can be seen all around. In fact now there are large companies that run hospitals some are engaged in manufacturing and selling medic As the name suggests, private health facilities are not o or controlled by the government. Unlike the public hea services, in private facilities,patients have to pay a lot o money for every service that they use.
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  Healthcare and equality: Isadequate healthcare available to all? In India, we face a situation where private services are increasing but public services are not. What is then ava to people are mainly private services. These are concentrated in urban areas. As theseservice run for profit, the cost of these services is rather high. Medicines are expensive. Many peoplecannot afford the have to borrow money when there is an illness in the fa  For those who are poor, every illness in the family is a c of great anxiety and distress.
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  Healthcare and equality: Isadequate healthcare available to all? Those who are poor are in the first place undernourished. These families are not eating as much as they should. They are not provided basic necessities like drinking water, adequate housing,clean surroundings, etc. Sometimes it is not only the lack of money that prevents people from getting proper medical treatment. Women, example, are not taken to a doctor in a prompt manner Many tribal areas have few health centres and they do n properly.Even private health services are not available
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  What can bedone? There is little doubt that the health situation of most people in our country is not good.  It is the responsibility of the government to provide qua healthcare services to all its citizens, especially the poor and the disadvantaged. However, health is as much dependent on basic amenit socialconditions of the people, as it is on healthcare se  Hence, it is important to work on both inorder to improv the health situation of our people.And this can be don
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  The Kerala experience In1996, the Kerala government made some majorchan the state. Forty per cent of the entire statebudget was to panchayats. They could plan and provide for their requirements. This made it possible for a village to make sure that proper planning was done for water, food, women’s developme and education. This meant that watersupply schemes were checked, th working of schools and anganwadis was ensured and problems of the village were taken up.
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  The Costa Ricanapproach Costa Rica is considered to be one of the healthiest cou in South America. The main reason forthis can be found in the Costa Rica Constitution.Several years ago, Costa Rica took a very importantdecision and decided not to have an army. This helped the Costa Rican government to spend the money that the army would have used, on health,educat other basic needs of the people. TheCosta Rican government believes that a country ha healthy for its development and pays a lot of attention health of its people.
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