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1) why does every state have a ministry of heath and family welfare?

2) where are the village health and sanitation samitis found? who are the members

3) What are ASHAs? What is their role in providing better healthcare facilities to the people?

4) list some of the states where the NRHM focuses its work.

5) Besides providing healthcare to its people, the state government also perform other functions. What are they?

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Answer 1

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1) The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is an Indian government ministry charged with health policy in India. It is also responsible for all government programs relating to family planning in India. The Minister of Health and Family Welfare holds cabinet rank as a member of the Council of Ministers.

2) at the village label there are village health and sanitation summit counting of panchayat members anganwadi workers teachers and community health volunteers...

3) ASHA will take steps to create awareness and provide information to the community on determinants of health such as nutrition, basic sanitation & hygienic practices, healthy living and working conditions, information on existing health services and the need for timely utilization of health & family welfare services.

4) National Rural Health Mission (NRHM):

Under the NRHM, the Empowered Action Group (EAG) States as well as North Eastern States, Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh have been given special focus.

5) Broadly speaking, the health-related activities of state and local government are: traditional public health, including health monitoring, sanitation, and disease control; the financing and delivery of personal health services including Medicaid, mental health, and direct delivery through public hospitals and health

Answer 2

1 :-Initially the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare had two Departments, Each of these Departments was headed by the Secretary to the Government of India:-Department of Health & Family Welfare and Department of Health Research. On August 7, 2014 vide extraordinary Gazette notification Part –II Section-3, Sub Section(ii) New Delhi Thursday August 7, 2014, Department of AIDS Control has been merged with Department of Health & Family Welfare and now be known as National AIDS Control Organization (NACO)..

2 :-At the village label there are village health and sanitation summit counting of panchayat members anganwadi workers teachers and community health volunteers.

3 :-Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) is a trained female community health activist. Selected from the community itself and accountable to it, the ASHA will be trained to work as an interface between the community and the public health system

Role of ASHA

ASHA is a health activist in the community who will create awareness on health and its social determinants and mobilize the community towards local health planning and increased utilization and accountability of the existing health services. She would be a promoter of good health practices. She will also provide a minimum package of curative care as appropriate and feasible for that level and make timely referrals