Issues in Public Health in India - Keynote address by Keshav Desiraju, Former Secretary of Health and Family Welfare to the Government of India

The state of public health in India can be studied in terms of disease burden, health human resources and health care financing. There are many regional variations within these broad areas, and many complexities. Communicable and non-communicable diseases remain major challenges, as do maternal and infant mortality. At every level, trained human resources are scarce. Government budgetary resources are inadequate and the current discussion in...