The healthcare delivery system in India is a complex and multi-layered structure, characterized by both significant achievements and persistent challenges. Here’s a critical analysis of its strengths and weaknesses: Strengths of the Indian Healthcare Delivery System 1. Wide Network of …
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s clarion call (Strong request/message/call) to eliminate tuberculosis (TB) from Indialaid foundation for a new model of TB care and management. India pioneered several innovative approaches and brought a paradigm shift in TB prevention, diagnosis and treat-ment. …
Doctor-population ratio in the country is 1:834; better than the WHO standard of 1:1000 (Year 2024) As per information provided by National Medical Commission (NMC), there are 13,08,009 allopathic doctors registered with the State Medical Councils and the National …
India has the highest estimated burden of tuberculosis infection (TBI) globally, with nearly 35-40 crores Indian population having TBI, of which 26 lakhs people (18-36 lakh) are estimated to develop tuberculosis (TB) disease annually. This may change after the ongoing …
The Integrated Global Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Pneumonia and Diarrhoea (GAPPD) proposes cohesive approach to ending preventable pneumonia and diarrhoea deaths. It brings together critical services and interventions to create healthy environments, promotes practices known to …
The Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) was announced in 2003 with the objectives of correcting regional imbalances in the availability of affordable/ reliable tertiary healthcare services and also to augment facilities for quality medical education in the country. PMSSY has …
Rogi Kalyan Samiti (Patient Welfare Committee) / Hospital Management Society (RKS/HMS) is a simple yet effective management structure. This committee, which would be a registered society (NGO), acts as a group of trustees for the hospitals to manage the affairs …
PROBLEM STATEMENT Thousands of small scale and bigger industrial units simply dump their waste, more often toxic and hazardous, in open spaces and nearby water sources. Over the last three decades, many cases of serious and permanent damage to environment …
Reference: 8th FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Nutrition for the prevention of PEM in the community a) Health promotion : 1. Measures directed to pregnant and lactating women (education, distribution of supplements); 2. Promotion of breast-feeding; 3. Development of low-cost weaning …
The NFME 2016–2030 was developed in close alignment with the Global Technical Strategy for Malaria 2016–2030, Action and Investment to defeat Malaria 2016–2030 and the Asia Pacific Leaders Malaria Alliance Malaria Elimination Roadmap. VISION Eliminate malaria nationally and contribute to …