Question:
Improvement in water and sanitation can control many diseases'. Explain with the help of examples.
Answer:
Water and sanitation are the basic necessities for the maintenance of our health. Poor quality of water causes a lot of health problems. Similarly poor sanitation causes many epidemics giving birth to dangerous insects and worms. Recently we saw the spread of Dengue caused by Aedes (a mosquito). Malaria is also caused by a mosquito called anopheles. Improvement in water and sanitation can control these happenings.
Role of the Government in Health
Q 1.
What are the different ways through which the government can take steps to provide healthcare for all? Discuss.
Q 2.
What do you mean by a public health care system? [V. Imp.]
Q 3.
Write down the main features of public health system. [V. Imp.]
Q 4.
What do people in a democratic country expect the government? [V. Imp.]
Q 5.
Compare public health services with those of private health services. [V. Imp.]
Q 6.
What is Costa Rican approach? Explain. [V. Imp.]
Q 7.
What do we need to prevent and treat illnesses?
Q 8.
What major changes were made by the Kerala government in the state in 1996?
Q 9.
What problem do rural people face whenever they come in a grip of an illness?
Q 10.
What did the court ask the State Government in Hakim Sheik case?
Q 11.
Where are private services, easily available?
Q 12.
Why are poor people more likely to fall ill?
Q 13.
Name some water borne diseases.
Q 14.
Why are women not taken to a doctor in a prompt manner?
Q 15.
What are the negative aspects of healthcare in India? [Imp.]
Q 16.
Who got costly medical treatment”Aman or Raryan?
Q 17.
Mention some positive aspects of healthcare in India. [Imp.]
Q 18.
Why did Hakim Sheik file a case in the court?
Q 19.
How can you say that adequate healthcare is not available to all? [V. Imp.]
Q 20.
Define health in broader prospective. [V. Imp.]
Q 21.
What problem do rural people face whenever they come in a grip of an illness?
Q 22.
Improvement in water and sanitation can control many diseases'. Explain with the help of examples.
Q 23.
What happened to Hakim Sheik?
Q 24.
In this chapter you have read that health is a wider concept than illness. Look at this quote from the Constitution and explain the terms living standard' and public health' in your own words.
An important part of the Constitution says it is the "duty of the state to raise the level of nutrition and the standard of living and to improve public health. "
Q 25.
What did the court say in the case of Hakim Sheik?
Q 26.
What is full form of RMPs? Where are they found?
Q 27.
Where do most doctor prefer to settle?
Q 28.
What differences do you find between private and public health services in your area? Use the following table to compare and contrast these.
