Volume 2 Issue 12 December, 2012
Proactive Propaganda of Preventive Strategies in Health Care
India is witnessing a phenomenal growth in the health care sector. Recent acquisition of a chain of 10 hospitals costed more than Rs 900 crores!! Corporate hospitals are competing aggressively at each district headquarters now, as they have exhausted their expansion in capital cities. These developments have played little role in prevention of diseases or ill health among the public. Most important factor in all aspects of health care is prevention. Sadly, there is little emphasis on propagating preventive strategies and methods that enhances health in general (i.e. public at large) and in particular groups at risk (e.g.Family History of Diabetes). Should we wait for epidemics to happen, diseases to appear and then intervene?
India is witnessing a phenomenal growth in the health care sector. Recent acquisition of a chain of 10 hospitals costed more than Rs 900 crores!! Corporate hospitals are competing aggressively at each district headquarters now, as they have exhausted their expansion in capital cities. These developments have played little role in prevention of diseases or ill health among the public. Most important factor in all aspects of health care is prevention. Sadly, there is little emphasis on propagating preventive strategies and methods that enhances health in general (i.e. public at large) and in particular groups at risk (e.g.Family History of Diabetes). Should we wait for epidemics to happen, diseases to appear and then intervene?
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