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They are part of the government-funded public health system in India and are the most basic units of this system. As on 31 March 2019 there are 30,045 PHCs in India in which 24,855 are located on rural areas and 5,190 are on urban areas. [5] The idea of creating PHCs in India was set forward by Bhore committee in 1946.
Anganwadi (Hindi pronunciation: [ãːɡɐnɐʋaːɖiː]) is a type of rural child care centre in India. It was started by the Indian government in 1975 as part of the Integrated Child Development Services program to combat child hunger and malnutrition. Anganwadi in Hindi means "courtyard shelter" in English.
The primary health center or primary healthcare center (PHC) is the basic structural and functional unit of the public health services in developing countries.PHCs were established to provide accessible, affordable and available primary health care to people, in accordance with the Alma Ata Declaration of 1978 by the member nations of the World Health Organization WHO.
The National Health Policy was endorsed by the Parliament of India in 1983 and updated in 2002, and then again updated in 2017. The recent four main updates in 2017 mention the need to focus on the growing burden of non-communicable diseases, the emergence of the robust healthcare industry, growing incidences of unsustainable expenditure due to healthcare costs, and rising economic growth ...
[2] 11.9% of all maternal deaths and 18% of all infant mortality in the world occurs in India, ranking it the highest in the world in 2021. [3] [4] 36.6 out of 1000 children are dead by the time they reach the age of 5. [5] 62% of children are immunized. [6] Communicable disease is the cause of death for 53% of all deaths in India. [7]
As of 2021, with 3000 pharmaceutical companies and 10,500 manufacturing units, India is the world's third-largest pharmaceutical producer, largest producer of generic medicines and supply up to 50–60% of global vaccines demand, these all contribute up to US$ 24.44 billions in exports and India's local pharmaceutical market is estimated up to ...
In 1835, the English Education Act was passed by the British in India. This act made English the formal medium of education in all schools and colleges. This act neglected both indigenous schools and mass education, as only a small section of upper-class Indians were educated to become the connecting link between the government and the masses. [60]
The College of Health Sciences General Ahmad Yani Yogyakarta (Indonesian: Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan Jenderal Ahmad Yani Yogyakarta) or Stikes Jenderal Ahmad Yani is a private university located in the Sleman Regency province Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. It is an Education Institute under the auspices of the Kartika Eka Paksi ...