Chapter : 2. People As Resources
Steps Taken By Governement For Improving Health Status
1. Control of common disease : Many common diseases like plague, malaria, small pox etc. have been controlled to a large extent.
2. Health Programme : Besides, major national health programmes, for control and eradications of Polio, Tuberculosis, AIDS, Leprosy, Blindness, Cancer, Iodine Deficiency, Diabetes etc. and nation wide immunisation programmes have substantially helped in the reduction of mortality rate.
3. Health centre : Government has created an extensive network of 2, 935 Community Health Centers (CHC) 22, 975 Primary Health Centers (PHC) and 137271 health subcentres to take care of health services in rural areas. Apart from public sector, private sector also provides health care services to the people.
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