What is Health?

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What is Health? What is Health? It is a state of complete Physical, Mental, Social wellbeing Health is not only absence of disease but also the ability to realize one’s potential Who Contributes More to Economic Growth? Healthy Person He is fit and has higher productivity in job So, contributes more to Economic Growth Sick person He is sick and weak and has lower productivity Doesn’t contribute much To economic Growth Why is Health important? Health is important for overall growth and prosperity of a nation If population not healthy, it will not be able to contribute to economic growth HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE It is a state of complete Physical, Mental, Social wellbeing It refers to basic facilities which help an economy to run Health Infrastructure means providing basic health facilities to public like Hospitals, Doctors, Nurses, Beds, Medicines, Vaccines etc. Different Types of Health Infrastructure How to keep person Healthy Get them Vaccinated to Prevent Disease Preventive Medicine Infrastructure It means providing facilties for preventing diseases like COVID Vaccines Treat their disease Curative Medicine Infrastructure (it means providing facilties of doctors,hospitals,beds ,surgery,medicine to cure different disease Make them Aware about health issues Social Medicine Infrastructure (it means providing awareness about different health Issues through banners,pamphlets,advertisements Provide Clean Drinking Water Basic Facilities Infrastructure (It means providing facilities like clean drinking water,garbage removal to reduce risk of different diseases Is this Proper Health Infrastructure? Hospital Bed Cost Rs 20000 per day Only 1% of Population could afford COVID Vaccine Free Only Available in Cities (Not Villages) Mere availability of health Infrastructure is not enough, It should be accessible to all people Mere availability of health Infrastructure is not enough, It should be accessible to all people Progress Made In Eradicating Diseases EARLIER (1951) NOW (2018) Govt Hospitals 9300 53800 Hospital Beds 1.2 Lakhs 7.1 lakh Nursing Professionals 18000 30 lakhs Progress Made In Health Infrastructure EARLIER (1951) NOW (2018) Allopathic Doctors 62000 11.5 lakh Prevention of Diseases People suffered from many disease and had lower life expectancy Many diseases have been completely eradicated Example-Small pox, Guinea worms Many diseases are near eradication Example Polio, Leprosy