PRIMARY EDUCATION

First put forward thriugh National Education Policy – 1987 challenges multidimensional crisis : poverty + availability + accessbility poor learning outcome high drop out rate exclusion : Right to education act (RTE)... Read more »

EDUCATION – SECTOR

“INTELLIGENCE + CHARACTER IS THE GOAL OF EDUCATION” – Martin Luther King Why education is so important in India ??? By 2020 India contribute 160 million workforce Analysis of India Education path... Read more »

PALLIATIVE HEALTH

Most advanced level of healthcare which addresses physical, psychological and spiritual needs of the patient,, Target : old age, chronically ill and disabled focus chronic and lethal diseases Poorly developed in India... Read more »

HEALTH INSURANCE – Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY)

  INTRODUCTION Present coverage in India < 15% (rural – 13% and  urban – 12%) – ( NSSO Report) Reasons for this – lack of awareness, financial constraints, low penetration etc In... Read more »

CURATIVE HEALTH – CONTINUE

NON – COMMUNICABLE DISEASES –>National Programme for Cardiovascular diseases, Cancer, Diabetes and Stroke [NPCCDS] Focus on lifestyle change rather than disease target Promote exercises and awareness Good diatery practices Speaciality care centres... Read more »

CURATIVE HEALTH CARE

Curative healthcare systesm in India is regarded in terms of our approach to overcome COMMUNICABLE DISEASES and NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASES Programme to address Communicable diseases #NATIONAL VECTORBORN DISAEAE CONTROL PROGRAMME(NVDCP) –>Target diseases... Read more »

PROTECTION – SANITATION

  Total sanitation – 1999 : aim to make India Open Defecation Free Bharath Nirman – 2005 Nirmal Bharath Abhyan – 2006-07 Swatch Bharath Abhiyan – 2014   SWATCH BHARATH MISSION (SBM)... Read more »

PREVENTIVE – PROTECTION – DRINKING WATER

“A person is water secure if he has access to 40 litres of water per day” “50% of people are water secure globally” Reasons for water stress Water intensive agriculture Geographical features... Read more »

PREVENTIVE HEALTH – PROTECTION – IMMUNISATION

CHONOLOGY OF IMMUNISATION PROGRAMMES IN INDIA 1978 – Expanded Programme of Immunization’ (EPI) 1985 – Universal Immunization Programme(UIP) under reproductive material child health 2012 – year of intensification of routine immunization 2014... Read more »

PREVENTIVE HEALTH – PROTECTION – FOOD SAFETY

FOOD SAFETY FHO defines food safety “as food having absence of harmful contaminants” Contaminants are – pathogens, chemicals, adulterants, genetic pollution etc 2015 was celebrated as Food Safety Year by WHO ISSUES... Read more »