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escribe the meaning of public health. Discuss the major public health measures undertaken by the state in recent years to control diseases.

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Health is a holistic process related to the overall growth and development of the nation. Health is not only the absence of disease but also the ability to realize one's potential. It is a yardstick of one's well being.

Development of health infrastructure ensures a country healthy manpower for the production of goods and services. In recent times, the government is making efforts to provide the basic health care facilities. Health infrastructure includes hospitals, doctors, nurses, beds, and equipments required for hospitals.

The government has the constitutional obligation to guide, regulate all the health-related issues such as medical education, adulteration of food, drugs and poisons. Central Council of Health and Family Welfare collects information and renders financial and technical assistance to state governments. India has a large number of hospitals run by voluntary agencies and private sector. The government has provided primary health care facilities in rural areas. Primary Health and Community Health Centres have been established. The big hospitals have better facilities such as surgery X-ray, electrocardiogram etc. These hospitals have advanced level equipments and medicines and undertake all the complicated health problems. There are some premier institutions like All India Medical Institute, New Delhi, Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Research, Pondicherry etc. With the help of the following table, we can study the health care facilities in India.

Item

1951

2000

Hospitals

2694

15888

Dispensary Beds

117000

719861

Dispensaries

6600

23065

Primary Health Centres

725

22842

Sub–Centres

–

137311

CHCs

–

3043

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