Health care facilities and their utilisation in Allahabad district

Abstract

Health is an essential component for the development of human resource and the quality of life. According to the World Health Organisation, Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity . Health - a major form of human capital is an important determinant of human development in terms of high life expectancy and healthy life. India has made significant progress in improving health care facilities but basic health care services still have not reached to the rural masses, no matter how much progress is achieved in the urban and semi-urban areas. In the backdrop of this, the present study is an attempt to analyse the availability, accessibility and efficiency of health care facilities; the utilization pattern of health care facilities and people s awareness towards available health care facilities at CHCs/PHCs and to provide some remedial measures to ensure effective utilization of the health care facilities in Allahabad district. newline