Tribal Health: A Public Health Exigency and Road Map to Future
Tribal health is a special concern for India as it has not been addressed holistically in last 75 years of post-independence era. The evidence of present status of health of tribal people which constitutes more than 8.6% of total population is not convincing. Although the information available in bi...
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| author | Monalisha Sahu Anit Kujur Vinayagamoorthy Venugopal Parag Govil Ratnesh Sinha Medha Mathur Tanveer Rehman Rishabh Kumar Rana Dewesh Kumar |
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| description | Tribal health is a special concern for India as it has not been addressed holistically in last 75 years of post-independence era. The evidence of present status of health of tribal people which constitutes more than 8.6% of total population is not convincing. Although the information available in bits and pieces shows a dismal picture of their health. They suffer from triple burden of disease and the morbidity profile is poorer than the non-tribal population. Though the tribal people have poor health but it was assumed that uniform national pattern of healthcare would address their unmet health needs. The different terrain, different social environment, and different culture make their healthcare needs different and hence their health remains an unsolved problem. Although, there has been push from government toward their health but a holistic approach to understand their need is important. Collaborative partnerships between tribal communities, healthcare providers, and government agencies are essential to developing culturally appropriate and sustainable solutions that honor their traditional knowledge and provide modern healthcare to them which is accessible and acceptable to them. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d893d115a0ab4ed78cfdc36be2cebb582025-01-07T06:06:04ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Community Medicine0970-02181998-35812024-12-0149Suppl 2S217S22110.4103/ijcm.ijcm_807_24Tribal Health: A Public Health Exigency and Road Map to FutureMonalisha SahuAnit KujurVinayagamoorthy VenugopalParag GovilRatnesh SinhaMedha MathurTanveer RehmanRishabh Kumar RanaDewesh KumarTribal health is a special concern for India as it has not been addressed holistically in last 75 years of post-independence era. The evidence of present status of health of tribal people which constitutes more than 8.6% of total population is not convincing. Although the information available in bits and pieces shows a dismal picture of their health. They suffer from triple burden of disease and the morbidity profile is poorer than the non-tribal population. Though the tribal people have poor health but it was assumed that uniform national pattern of healthcare would address their unmet health needs. The different terrain, different social environment, and different culture make their healthcare needs different and hence their health remains an unsolved problem. Although, there has been push from government toward their health but a holistic approach to understand their need is important. Collaborative partnerships between tribal communities, healthcare providers, and government agencies are essential to developing culturally appropriate and sustainable solutions that honor their traditional knowledge and provide modern healthcare to them which is accessible and acceptable to them.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_807_24indigenous populationpvtgtribal health |
| spellingShingle | Monalisha Sahu Anit Kujur Vinayagamoorthy Venugopal Parag Govil Ratnesh Sinha Medha Mathur Tanveer Rehman Rishabh Kumar Rana Dewesh Kumar Tribal Health: A Public Health Exigency and Road Map to Future Indian Journal of Community Medicine indigenous population pvtg tribal health |
| title | Tribal Health: A Public Health Exigency and Road Map to Future |
| title_full | Tribal Health: A Public Health Exigency and Road Map to Future |
| title_fullStr | Tribal Health: A Public Health Exigency and Road Map to Future |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tribal Health: A Public Health Exigency and Road Map to Future |
| title_short | Tribal Health: A Public Health Exigency and Road Map to Future |
| title_sort | tribal health a public health exigency and road map to future |
| topic | indigenous population pvtg tribal health |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_807_24 |
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