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GS-III : S&T Health

16 February, 2021
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Health Care Data

Health Care

Annual health care expenditure

2000-2015 Annual health care expenditure of the country is 4% of GDP Of which, 0.9 –1.07% is Govt Expenditure and 3.0-3.6% is Out of Pocket Expenditure

Lancent Report 2018

2.4M Indians die of treatable conditions every year

Hospital bed coverage ratio,Doctor Population ratio

WHO recommended hospital bed coverage ratio 1:1000(Beds:Population) , Medical council of India(MCI) target 1:1600 while at present Beds Available are 1:2000
Present Doctor Population ratio - 1:1613, MCI target - 1:1400.
Nurse Population Ratio - 1:588, MCI target - 1:500

Preventive Care

Preventive Care accounts for 6.7 % total expenditure on health according to Niti aayog report, 2018

ICMR on morbidity:

Kerala,Goa - lowest morbidity while Assam, UP, Chattisgarh- highest morbidity

Constraints of primary health care centre(PHC) -

Only 15% of morbidities are represented in PHCs for which people can seek care.

Gaps in Health Service Provision

Urban areas have three times the doctor and four times the nurses compared to rural areas-MCI

Shortage of medical faculty-

6 AIIMS saw only 31% filling of faculty posts in 2018.

Out of pocket expenditure

Out of pocket expenditure is 62% of total expenditure on health
71% of out of pocket expenditure is on medicines
Paradox - India is largest supplier of generic drugs to the world

Health and wellness Centers

Only 55% OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS centers are operational as of 2020.

Public Health Spending

Andhra Pradesh has among the highest public health insurance coverage scores (71.36%), but still has out-of-pocket spending share much above the national average (72.2% of total health expenditure). In contrast, Himachal Pradesh (H.P.) with a much lower public health insurance coverage (3.87%) has a lower out-of-pocket (46.4%). Among other factors, this could be attributable to the much higher per capita public health spending in H.P., more than twice than that of Andhra Pradesh.
National Health Accounts 2017 - 66% of spending on health care in India is done by States.

Transfat

Transfat-Unsaturated fats, naturally found in Meat & dairy pdts. Used to prolong shelf life of food pdts. Created during hydrogenation, and also in frozen and deep fried foods. WHO limits transfat in food to 2%, to be achieved by 2023. FSSAI limits Transfat to 2% in industrially produced foods. Is has to be achieved by 2022.

Unsafe abortions

Unsafe abortions the third are largest cause of maternal deaths in India. Make up 13% of all maternal deaths-WHO

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