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Notes on Universal Health Coverage in Northeast India
Jayanta B. Sarma,Rituparna Bhattacharyya +1 more
- Vol. 4, Iss: 1, pp 154-184
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Based on the survey and critical appraisals, strategic approach required for speedy achievement of universal coverages discussed focussing on the India's north-east is discussed.Abstract:
India’s Northeast is a home to numerous and diverse ethnic communities, each with its own unique socio-cultural characteristics and over 80 per cent of the population live in the rural areas. Many areas within the region are difficult to access. In addition, the region shares long international borders. Economic development has been slow but there has been growth in recent times and many societies are going through a transitional phase. Natural disaster such as floods are of regular occurrences in many areas, which wipes out many developmental gains made previously. Given these complexities, health problems of the masses acquire extra dimensions different to the rest of the country. This review outlines the state of healthcare infrastructure and availability of services including key health indices and sheds light on universal health coverage in the seven north-eastern states vis-a-vis national scenario using 2005as the base year, the year in which National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) was launched, which is now renamed as National Health Mission (NHM). The concept of universal health coverage and challenges that India faces are briefly discussed at the outset to describe the context. Based on the survey and critical appraisals, strategic approach required for speedy achievement of universal coverage is discussed focusing on the India’s north-east.read more
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