An evaluation of health care status in Himachal Pradesh

Good health is a prerequisite to human productivity and the “development” process. It is essential to economic and technological development. A healthy community is the infrastructure upon which to build an economically viable society. The progress of society greatly depends on the quality of its people. Unhealthy people can hardly be expected to make any valid contribution towards developmental programmes. Buddha has said that all the gains, the gains of health are the highest and the best. Health is not only basic to leading of a happy life for an individual but it is also necessary for all productive activities in the society. Therefore, no industry can expect the optimum output if it does not employ healthy workers or does not make and provide adequate facilities for proper maintenance of their health. Undoubtedly, professional efficiency, good health and productivity are inter-related. Yet, health cannot be bestowed upon people if they themselves do not make any effort to maintain a proper balance between their external and internal environments. In this article an effort has been made to evaluate health care status in the state of Himachal Pradesh.