Following figure shows how people get money for hospitalisation in Andhra Pradesh. Nearly 65% of the people below poverty line have to borrow money. Identify this in the chart and mark the percentage. Those above poverty line spend 45 % of the hospitalisation expenditure from their savings. Identify this in the chart and mark the percentage. Those above poverty line borrow only 35%. Identify this in the chart and mark the percentage.

Can you also roughly estimate share of other means through which people meet their hospitalisation expenses in the chart below?

Read the first paragraph under the heading ‘Basic Public Facilities’ and answer the question:

Is there any provision of safe drinking water in your area? Explain.

Health is not limited to providing medicines. In this chapter there are other aspects of health that are mentioned (like clean water etc). Bring them together and write a paragraph about such aspects.

Discuss which among the following measures will you consider as instances – OR not an instance of improving the healthcare. Write down why you think so.

a. TB patients are given free medicines.

b. In some villages clean drinking water facilities are arranged.

c. Shopkeepers selling medicines for cold, fever, headache etc.

d. The government provides food grains in Fair Price shops.

Jayamma uses the following. Which of these will you include in basic public facilities: a. Drives Scooter to school b. Sends her child to Anganwadi. c. Owns a television set d. Has a mobile phone. e. Sends letters by post office.

Priyamvada runs a private hospital. This has more facilities than that are available in a government hospital. Satyanarayana works as a government doctor in a mandal. Can you write an imaginary dialogue between them about access to health services?

Correct the false statements

a. Most rural areas have trained doctors.

b. There are more facilities in hospitals of private sector than the public sector.

c. Nutritious food helps in improving the health scenario.

d. Some doctors may involve in unnecessary treatments to make money.

Following figure shows how people get money for hospitalisation in Andhra Pradesh. Nearly 65% of the people below poverty line have to borrow money. Identify this in the chart and mark the percentage. Those above poverty line spend 45 % of the hospitalisation expenditure from their savings. Identify this in the chart and mark the percentage. Those above poverty line borrow only 35%. Identify this in the chart and mark the percentage.

Can you also roughly estimate share of other means through which people meet their hospitalisation expenses in the chart below?

Conduct a survey on government welfare schemes on health. List the beneficiaries in your area.

Identify the sentences in this chapter that argue about the role of the government in providing public health.