Public Health Reforms: Vaccination, Sanitation, and Hospital
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Public health always been central to Indian society, reflecting the ancient belief that prevention is superior to cure. Historical evidence highlights hygiene, safe water supply, and environmental health as vital and enduring longevity. Public health services, measures sanitation, vaccination, and vector control, are essential components of national development in the developed world and East Asia. Such efforts raised labour productivity, life expectancies, and rapid economic growth and poverty reduction even before modern medical technologies emerged. In India, public funds have focused largely on medical services, public health services and regulations have been neglected. This lacks systematic planning, hindering delivery of effective public health services.
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