Role of the Government in Health quiz

Healthcare in villages is mainly provided by:

The Hakim Sheikh case took place in:

The court said that providing medical care is part of the right to:

Which country is known for spending on health instead of an army?

Which Indian state gave about 40 percent of its budget to panchayats to plan for local needs?

Which disease spreads mainly through contaminated water?

Private health facilities are owned by:

Medical tourists come to India mainly because of:

Public health services aim to provide healthcare:

Which is NOT a factor that affects health?

Why are many poor people unable to get good healthcare? (2 marks)

How does clean drinking water improve health? (2 marks)

What is the role of a primary health centre? (2 marks)

Why do doctors prefer to work in cities? (2 marks)

Why is health a public responsibility? (2 marks)

How can women's health be affected by inequality? (2 marks)

What is the difference between public and private health services? (2 marks)

Why are medicines costly in private hospitals? (2 marks)

What did the court order after the Hakim Sheikh case? (2 marks)

Name two diseases that can be prevented by vaccination. (2 marks)

A family spends Rs 2,400 a month on medicines out of an income of Rs 16,000. What percentage is this? If free medicines are given at a government hospital, how much will they save in a year? (3 marks)

A village of 5,000 people had 400 cases of diarrhoea in a year. After a clean water supply, cases fell to 100. Find the percentage fall. (3 marks)

A PHC serves 30,000 people with 2 doctors. How many people does each doctor serve? If the norm is 1 doctor per 10,000 people, how many more doctors are needed? (3 marks)

A private hospital charges Rs 1,500 per day for a bed, while a government hospital charges Rs 100. For a 6-day stay, find the cost at each and the difference. (3 marks)

In a town survey of 400 households, 280 used government hospitals and the rest private ones. Find the percentage using each. (3 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. Hakim Sheikh, a member of a farm labourers' organisation, fell off a train and suffered head injuries. Seven government hospitals refused to admit him because they had no beds or facilities. (i) What problem in public health services does this show? (ii) What did the court say about the right to life? (iii) What did the court order? (5 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. In a village, there is no PHC nearby. A pregnant woman has to travel 30 km to reach the nearest hospital. (i) What problems may she face? (ii) What should the government do? (iii) Why are health workers important in villages? (5 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. Costa Rica decided not to have an army and spent the money on health, education, safe water and sanitation. (i) What were the effects on people's health? (ii) Why are safe water and sanitation important for health? (iii) What can India learn? (5 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. A private clinic in a city charges high fees. A poor worker with fever borrowed money to pay for tests and medicines. (i) Why did he borrow? (ii) What option should be available to him? (iii) How do health costs push people into poverty? (5 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. In Kerala, panchayats were given funds to plan for water, food, education and women's development. Health indicators in the state improved. (i) How did local planning help? (ii) Name two health indicators that may improve. (iii) Why is local participation important? (5 marks)

Compare public and private health services on five points. (6 marks)

Explain the levels of the public health system in India with a flowchart. (6 marks)

Describe the Hakim Sheikh case and explain its importance for public health. (6 marks)

Explain the examples of Kerala and Costa Rica in improving health. (6 marks)

"Health is a basic right of every citizen." Discuss with reference to the role of the government and suggest five ways to improve healthcare in India. (6 marks)