Role the Government in Health
1. would you associate all or some of these pictures with 'health' ? In what ways? Discuss in groups .
2. Pick two situations from the above collage that are not related to illness and write two sentences on how they are related to health.
3. Can you provide a title to these columns?
4. In India, it is often said that we are unable to provide health services for all because the government dose not have enough money and facilities. After reading the above left hand column, do you think this is true? Discuss.
5. Where do you go when you are ill? Are there any problems that you face? Write a paragraph based on you experience.
6. What problems did Aman face in the government hospital can work in a better manner? Discuss.
7. Why did Ranjan have to spend so much money? Give reasons.
8. What problems do we face in private hospitals? Discuss.
9. In what ways is the public health system meant for everyone?
10. List some primary Health Centres (PHCs) or hospitals near your place. From your experience (or by visiting any one of them), fine out the facilities provided and people who run the centre.
11. Private health facilities can mean many things. Explain with the help of some examples from you area.
12. How can health care be made more affordable? Discuss.
13. An important part of the Constitution says it is the "duty of the State to raise the level of nutrition and the standard of living and to improve public health."
VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
1. What do people in a democratic country expect the government?
2. Where do most doctors prefer to settle?
3. Name some water-borne diseases.
4. What problem do rural people face whenever they come in a grip of an illness?
5. What do we need to prevent and treat illnesses?
6. What do you mean by a public health care system? [V. Imp.]
7. What happened to Hakim Sheik?
8. Why did Hakim Sheik file a case in the court?
9. Who got costly medical treatment—Aman or Raryan?
10. What did the court ask the State Government in the Hakim Sheik case?
11. What is the full form of RMPs? Where are they found?
12. Where are private services, easily available?
13. Why are poor people more likely to fall ill?
14. Why are women not taken to a doctor in a prompt manner?
SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
3. What are the negative aspects of healthcare in India? [Imp.]
4. Write down the main features of the public health system. [V. Imp.]
5. What did the court say in the case of Hakim Sheik?
6. How can you say that adequate healthcare is not available to all? [V. Imp.]
LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
