Impact of Healthcare Services on the Health Status of People: A Case Study of Barak Valley of Assam

By : Suchitra Das

Page No: 47-55

Abstract
In the present era, economic development has shifted to human development paradigm where human beings are considered as the means and end of development. Health is considered as one of the important means of human development. Health has direct relation with increasing productive capacity of a person, reducing poverty of a person and enhancing economic growth of a country. Considering health as a right the WHO committed to provide health for all by 2000 and India being a signatory member launched the primary healthcare services for the improvement of health for all. In this paper attempt is made to study the changes in the health scenario of the people after the launching the healthcare services like National Rural Health Mission. Thus, Barak Valley, the remotest part of the country situated in the southern most part of Assam with a very weak socioeconomic infrastructure is considered as the study area. The study is mainly based on primary and secondary data. Primary data is collected on the basis of random sampling. A health index is prepared to look upon the health status of the people. It is found that launching of the healthcare delivery services has lead to the reduction of morbidity occurred by the diseases known as public health problem. Moreover, changes with regard to maternal and infant mortality are also found.

Authors :
Suchitra Das : Assistant Professor, Economics, Karimganj College, Karimganj, Assam.