Name: Health, Family Planning & Nutrition in India -- 1951-56 to 2007-12
Brand: New Century Publications (IND)
SKU: 9788177082005
Price: 111.99 GBP
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Health, Family Planning & Nutrition in India -- 1951-56 to 2007-12

Edited by: Rameshwari Pandya

Published by New Century Publications (IND)

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£111.99

Format: Hardback
Pages: 547
Illustrations: tables
ISBN: 9788177082005
Publication Date: 01-Jan-2009

Subjects:
Public health & preventive medicine
Health systems & services
India

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At the time of Independence in 1947, health care services in India were utterly inadequate, urban-based and curative in nature. Majority of the population, especially the poor and those residing in rural areas, did not have access to modern health facilities. Consequently, the morbidity and mortality rates were quite high. Similarly, antenatal and postnatal care and services were poor and out of reach for majority of women and their families. This book provides a comprehensive introduction on current status of health and health-related services in India. It explains the procedures, objectives, achievements and failures of India's Five Year Plans. More importantly, it contains Plan-wise documentation of objectives, policies, programmes and achievements in the areas of public health, family planning and welfare, nutrition, sanitation, safe drinking water, clean environment, indigenous systems of medicine, medical education, and other matters pertaining to health. It also includes health-related statistics.

Professor Rameshwari Pandya is Chairperson of Child Rights Commission, Government of Gujarat, Gandhinagar. A recipient of Shrimati Leelaben Shah Gold Medal, she is currently Head of the Department of Extension and Communication, Faculty of Family and Community Sciences, The Maharaja Sayajirao (M.S.) University of Baroda, Vadodara. She obtained her B.Sc. and B.Ed. degrees from Lady Irwin College, New Delhi and M.Sc., M.Ed. and Ph.D. degrees in Home Science from The M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara. Professor Pandya is also member of various committees constituted by the Government of Gujarat and the University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi. She has published more than 28 books and 200 research papers on a variety of subjects in peer-reviewed journals/technical reports. She has actively participated in various seminars, conferences and workshops organized at national and international levels. She has travelled to US, UK, Canada, China, Dubai and Singapore for professional enrichment and interaction. Her areas of specialization include non-formal education and empowerment of women and children.