At present, qualified manpower, instruments, infrastructure and advanced therapeutic facilities are concentrated in big cities, which make up only 20% to 30% of the population of the Country, facilitating accessibility, availability and affordability for the people living in these areas only.
PROBLEMS:
- Manpower:
- The required qualitative and quantitative manpower is concentrated only in big cities, but 70% to 80% of the population is inhabited in the rural areas. Extension of Health care facilities is needed to create awareness for prevention, diagnosis, treatment and aftercare for the majority of the population.
- Awareness:
- Trained manpower to create an awareness of health, prevention of diseases and aftercare,
- Health care professionals, having enthusiasm and tireless nature for the holistic approach(water, salt, food, education, economy, culture, sanitation) on maternal health and child care, social well being, family planning, environment, geriatric and mental health to enhance the scope of prevention of diseases and aftercare,
- Administration and planning for identified diseases and their demographic distribution has to be charted out for establishment of effective patient care and planning
- Accessibility:
- Having created awareness on health and diseases for its prevention and aftercare, there should be an accessibility to reach out to the Health Care centers economically.
- Availability:
- Making the availability of the required qualified manpower, equipments, and instruments diagnostic and therapeutic measures for the prevention, diagnosis, and cure and aftercare.
- Affordability :
- Inspite of the expertise and good facilities available in the Country, the high cost involved in diagnostic aids in clinical and therapeutics, makes it affordable to only 1% of the population in this Country.
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