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The health sector in India
has witnessed tremendous growth. India
has built up health infrastructure and manpower at
primary, secondary and tertiary care in government, voluntary and private
sectors and made considerable progress in improving the health of its
population. However, it continues to face numerous health challenges,
including a dual burden of disease, both communicable and non-communicable.
Furthermore, the health status of a great majority
of the people is far from satisfactory. This is especially true for 84.33
million people classified as Scheduled Tribes (ST). Scheduled Tribes, who constitute 8.2% of
the total population, comprise of around 461 groups of tribes spread
over 26 states and Union Territories. Included
in these categories are 74 tribes who have been identified as “Primitive
Tribal Groups” (now known as Particularly Vulnerable Group), characterized by
pre agricultural level of technology, extremely low level of literacy and
extreme poverty.
Various
studies have shown that even today, despite rapid strides in the field of
diagnostics and therapeutics, adequate health care is not yet within the
reach of tribals. There is a consensus among various governmental programs to pay special
attention to the marginalized Scheduled tribe population. However, the actual
state of health and health care in ST areas has not been
adequately documented.
With this in view, a study was
undertaken to examine the health status of Scheduled Tribes and
suggest ways in improving the health care delivery for tribal populations
under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM). This study was undertaken in
the States of Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Maharashtra
and Karnataka which are home for 47% of the Schedule
Tribes of the country.
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MAIN REPORT
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ABRIDGED REPORT
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Report of the study to understand the
Health Status & Healthcare Systems in selected tribal areas of India
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