01842nam a2200229Ia 450000500170000000800410001702000180005808200190007610000170009524500580011225000190017026000510018930000260024052010500026665000270131665000440134365000260138765000270141394200140144099900170145495201410147120260630160305.0260630s9999||||xx |||||||||||||| ||und||  a9788177084139  a614.42 PAT223  aPatel, R. K. 0c/ R. K. Patel.aHealth Status and Programmes in India  aFirst edition.  aNew Delhi :bNew Century Publications ,c2015.  axxi, 186 p. :c23 cm.  aHealth Status and Programmes in India by R. K. Patel provides a comprehensive overview of the development of India's healthcare system and the changing health status of its population after Independence. The book explains how the country has expanded its healthcare infrastructure, improved medical education, and implemented numerous national health programmes aimed at reducing mortality, controlling communicable diseases, and improving overall public health. At the same time, it highlights continuing challenges such as malnutrition, maternal and child health issues, unequal access to healthcare, and disparities between rural and urban populations. The volume examines demographic trends, healthcare delivery systems, national disease control programmes, health insurance, family planning, food and nutrition security, drinking water, sanitation, and environmental health. It also evaluates the role of government policies and Five-Year Plans in strengthening India's public health system while identifying areas requiring further reform.  aHealth policy—India.  aHealth services administration—India.  aMedical care—India.  aPublic health—India.  cVC OFFICE  c70139d70139  00102ddc4071aSNULbSNULd2026-06-30l0o614.42 PATpVC403r2026-06-30 15:46:15w2026-06-30yVC OFFICEzBooks Received from VC office