Question

What do you understand from the topic role of the government list some points that stepsthe step of the government improving health care?

Answer 1

The practice of public health has been dynamic in India, and has witnessed many hurdles in its attempt to affect the lives of the people of this country. Since independence, major public health problems like malaria, tuberculosis, leprosy, high maternal and child mortality and lately, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have been addressed through a concerted action of the government. Social development coupled with scientific advances and health care has led to a decrease in the mortality rates and birth rates.[1]

This article is a literature review of the existing government machinery for public health needs in India, its success, limitations and future scope.