: HEALTH SYSTEM IN INDIA- CHANGING SCENARIO. Develops I depth understanding of the healthcare delivery system in India, and its challenges.

1. Health System in India

2. KRISHNA INSTITUTE OF
NURSING SCIENCES, KARAD
SUBJECT : Theoretical Basis for advanced Practice Nursing
SEMINAR ON: HEALTH SYSTEM IN INDIA- CHANGING SCENARIO.
Develops I depth understanding of the healthcare delivery system in
India, and its challenges.
SUBMITTED TO,
Mrs. Manisha Gholap Madam
Professor, KINS karad
SUBMITTED BY,
Mrs. Besty Varghese
First Year NPCC Student

3. HEALTH : Acc. to WHO(1948)
• “Health is a state of complete HEALTH : Acc. to
WHO(1948) “Health is a state of complete
physical, mental, spiritual and social wellbeing
not merely an absence of disease and
infirmity.”

40. Health System Infrastructure in india
District Hospital
Rural Areas
Ministry of family and
welfare
Apex hospital
State and union
territories
Urban Areas
Dispensary
Primary Health Centre
Hospital
Community health centre

61. Challenges for the health system in
India
• Old world diseases –Tb, Malaria to be
controlled
• Rapid Transmission of HIV/AIDS
• CHD and DM are diseases with major
behaviour components in its causation and
prevention
• Birth rate and growth rates are matter of
concern

62. Challenges faced by Health care
Services in India
Plethora of Govt Hospitals are facing
• Poor functioning of Infrastructure and referral services
• Insufficient Drugs, diagnostics and therapautic services and
manpower especially in remote rural areas
• Increasing dual diseases burden o communicable and non
communicable diseases because of ongoing demographic life style
and environmental transitions
• Technological advances that widen the spectrum of possible
interventions
• Increasing awareness and expectations of population regarding
healthcare services
• Escalating costs of health care

63. Challenges faced by Healthcare
delivery system in India
• Increasing cost of curative medical services.
• High tech curative services not free even in government hospitals.
• Limited health benefits to employees.
• Health insurance expensive.
• Curative health services not accessible to rural populations.
• Neglect of rural populations
• Social inequality
• Increasing cost of curative medical services.
• High tech curative services not free even in government hospitals.
• Limited health benefits to employees.
• Health insurance expensive.
• Curative health services not accessible to rural populations.
• Medical research in the country needs to be focused on drugs and
vaccines for tropical diseases

64. Thank you