How is health a vital public good? Elaborate.
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Health being a basic human right is considered to be vital public good. If public health services are decentralised then every citizen can have access to better health facilities. In case of the country wanting success in the long battle against old diseases, than it will have to spend on overheads like education and also efficient public infrastructure.
  1. For achieving the above target public awareness is to be created on health and hygiene. Efficient systems are to be provided.
  2. IT and the telecom sectors have to play their desired important role.
  3. Primary healthcare plays a vital role in making the government's public healthcare programmes effective.
  4. Ultimately the government's goal should be to help people move towards a better quality of life, so very desired since independence.
  5. The sharp rural-urban divide, which exists in the healthcare system cannot be ignored and should be tackled effectively, in order to protect the socio-economic fabric of the country from getting destablised.
  6. hus the two vital factors of accessibility and affordability, are to be integrated in our basic health infrastructure of the country.
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