This book from Century Publications is an English medium (अंग्रेज़ी माध्यम) title by Dr. Jugal Kishore, covering the national health programmes of India along with the national policies and legislations related to health (राष्ट्रीय स्वास्थ्य कार्यक्रम एवं स्वास्थ्य विधान). It is the standard single-source reference on this part of community medicine — the topic that carries heavy marks in preventive and social medicine examinations and that no general textbook covers at comparable depth.
The book is an introduction to the basic concepts of public health, national health planning, programming and legislation, and to the approach taken to public health problems in India — the first work of its kind on the subject in the country. Alongside the programmes themselves it deals with the burden of health problems, health planning, the health care delivery system and recent health-related schemes. Programme after programme is set out with its background, objectives, strategy, organisational structure, targets and current status: the National Health Mission, communicable disease control programmes covering tuberculosis, malaria, kala-azar, leprosy and HIV/AIDS, non-communicable disease and cancer control, immunisation, family welfare and contraception, nutrition programmes and ICDS, blood safety, tobacco control, environmental health and more, with the national policies and health legislations treated in their own right.
What has kept this title in use across fifteen editions is that it does not stop at description. The presentation is deliberately simple, and the author offers a critical viewpoint on each programme rather than reproducing government literature — which is what makes it useful for a discussion question, a viva, or a dissertation rather than only for recall. Reviewers have called it a comprehensive and analytical account of India's national health programmes and a sufficient source for anyone wanting to understand the Indian public health system. Dr. Jugal Kishore is a professor and head of community medicine in New Delhi and the author of several other standard titles including A Dictionary of Public Health and Practical and Viva in Community Medicine. This 15th edition runs to 1032 pages, updated with recent facts and figures on programmes, policies and legislation — the reason to buy the current edition, since targets, scheme names and coverage data in this subject change year on year. The whole book is written in English in the Roman script.
Key Features:
English medium book — complete content written in English (Roman script), not in Hindi
By Dr. Jugal Kishore, published by Century Publications
15th edition, updated with recent facts and figures
The standard single-source reference on India's national health programmes
Covers national health policies and health-related legislations in their own right
Introduces basic concepts of public health, health planning and programming
Each programme covered with background, objectives, strategy, structure and targets
Covers the National Health Mission and its components
Covers tuberculosis, malaria, kala-azar, leprosy, HIV/AIDS and other communicable disease programmes
Covers non-communicable disease, cancer, blindness and tobacco control programmes
Covers immunisation, family welfare, nutrition programmes and ICDS
Covers the health care delivery system and recent health-related schemes
Offers a critical viewpoint on implementation rather than only description
Written in simple language despite the size of the subject
1032 pages, paperback
Useful for MBBS community medicine theory, viva and discussion questions
Also used by MD community medicine and MPH students for dissertation work
Useful for public health professionals and for competitive examinations requiring health programme knowledge
सेंचुरी पब्लिकेशंस द्वारा प्रकाशित डॉ. जुगल किशोर की 'National Health Programs of India: National Policies and Legislations Related to Health' का यह 15वाँ संस्करण भारत के राष्ट्रीय स्वास्थ्य कार्यक्रमों, स्वास्थ्य नीतियों तथा स्वास्थ्य से संबंधित विधानों पर एकल संदर्भ ग्रंथ के रूप में मान्य है — यह वह भाग है जिस पर निवारक एवं सामाजिक चिकित्सा की परीक्षाओं में सर्वाधिक अंक निर्भर करते हैं। पुस्तक में सार्वजनिक स्वास्थ्य की मूल अवधारणाएँ, राष्ट्रीय स्वास्थ्य नियोजन, कार्यक्रम निर्माण एवं विधान तथा स्वास्थ्य सेवा प्रणाली सम्मिलित हैं। प्रत्येक कार्यक्रम की पृष्ठभूमि, उद्देश्य, रणनीति, संगठनात्मक ढाँचा एवं लक्ष्य विस्तार से दिए गए हैं — राष्ट्रीय स्वास्थ्य मिशन, क्षय रोग, मलेरिया, कालाजार, कुष्ठ रोग एवं HIV/AIDS नियंत्रण, गैर-संचारी रोग एवं कैंसर नियंत्रण, टीकाकरण, परिवार कल्याण, पोषण कार्यक्रम एवं ICDS, तंबाकू नियंत्रण आदि। विशेषता यह है कि लेखक केवल विवरण नहीं देते, अपितु प्रत्येक कार्यक्रम पर आलोचनात्मक दृष्टिकोण भी प्रस्तुत करते हैं, जो वाइवा, दीर्घ उत्तरीय प्रश्नों एवं शोध कार्य के लिए उपयोगी है। यह संस्करण 1032 पृष्ठों का है तथा नवीनतम तथ्यों एवं आँकड़ों सहित अद्यतन है। ध्यान दें: यह पुस्तक पूर्णतः अंग्रेज़ी भाषा एवं रोमन लिपि में है, हिन्दी में नहीं।
