Rural urban health disparities in Karnataka

Health in any society is a prerequisite to the well-being of human beings. A healthy community is an asset upon which an economically viable and vibrant society can be built. Being a merit good, the state has a responsibility for ensuring good health of the people. Karnataka has made significant progress in improving the health status of its people over the last few decades. However, despite the progress, the State has a long way to go in achieving the desired health goals. Though the public health services infrastructure is widespread, starting with sub-centers, primary health centers, community health centers, secondary level district hospitals, up to medical colleges, the quality of these are not uniform and subject to regional vagaries. There is persistence of in equalities between rural and urban areas. In this paper an attempt is made to show rural urban disparities in health sector in Karnataka state.