Health Issues and Challenges

The ultimate objective of planned development is to ensure well-being through sustained development in the quality of life of the people particularly the poor and the vulnerable segments of the population. The development of human resources contributes to sustained and inclusive growth which leads to productive employment. A healthy, educated and skilled workforce can contribute more significantly and effectively to economic development. The strong linkage between poverty and health needs to be recognized. Long term illness and expensive illness even drive non-poor in to poverty. To improve health care, a comprehensive approach is needed which comprises individual health care, public health sanitation, clean drinking water.