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SAI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
                                                       Class – VII
                                                          Civics
                      Chapter – 2 : ROLE OF THE STATE OVERNMENT IN HEALTH
                                                   LESSON NOTES

                                     Sub-Topic 3 : HEALTHCARE AND EQUALITY
                                                        WHAT CAN BE DONE


               Healthcare      i) In India, private health services are increasing but public health
               and             services are not. As cost of these private services is high, many people
               equality        cannot afford them.
               (page 26-
               28)             (ii) Private services sometime encourage practices which are unethical.
                               Barely 20% of the Indian population can afford medicines that they
                               require during an illness.


                               (iii) It is the responsibility of the government to provide quality healthcare
                               services to all its citizens, especially the poor and the disadvantaged.
               The Medical  The  Council of India’s Code of Medical Ethics states:
               Council of      Every physician should, as far as possible, prescribe drugs with generic
               India’s         names and he/she shall ensure that there is a rational prescription and
               Code of         use of drugs.
               Medical
               Ethics
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