Q1. Fill in the blanks.
i. Most doctors settle in _________areas.
ii. _________________is utilised for relief and rehabilitation in case of natural disasters such as floods, earthquakes, tsunami etc.
iii. In ________facilities, patients have to pay a lot of money for every service that they use.
iv. India is the __________largest producer of medicines in the world and is also a large ____________of medicines.
v. India gets a large number of ____________tourists from many countries.
Q2. True/False
i. Ranjan got costly medical treatment. _________
ii. Private services are concentrated in rural areas. _________
iii. If people do not get adequate food to eat or have to live in cramped conditions, they will be prone to illness. _________
iv. The private health service is a chain of health centres and hospitals run by the government. ________
v. Adequate healthcare is available to all in India. ________
Q3. Give some water borne diseases.
Q4. What do you mean by public health?
Q5. Who runs public health care system?
Q6. In what kind of hospital patients see long queues?
Q7. What does RMPs stand for?
Q8. What do people in democratic country expect from the government?
Q9. What do you mean by living standard?
Q10. What are communicable diseases?
Q11. What are the factors that affect our health?
Q12. Why did Hakim Sheikh and PBKMS file a case in the court?
Q13. What happened to Hakim Sheik?
Q14. What is OPD?
Q15. Why are women not taken to a doctor in a prompt manner?
Q16. What do you understand by public healthcare system?
Q17. What do you mean by medical tourists?