Economics of Health Care Services in Tamil Nadu

Contents: Preface. Acknowledgement. 1. Introduction. 2. Review of literature. 3. Methodology and concepts used in the study. 4. Health profile of Tamil Nadu. 5. Profile of the study area: Virudhunagar District. 6. Results and discussion. 7. Summary, findings and conclusion. Bibliography. Annexure.

"Health economics has emerged with the task of regulating the relationship between the health objectives on the one hand and the available resources on the other. Awareness of the economic manifestation of health and diseases and the limited resources allocated to health care services has brought to the focus--a new discipline--health economics.

This volume is an intensive study and critical analysis of the changes that are taking place in the health care services by taking a case study of Tamil Nadu State. In this work, an attempt is made to evaluate health status of the people of Tamil Nadu by assessing the movements of health indicators and health determinants. An evaluation of the relationship between the demand for and supply of health care services is done by taking the case of primary health centers. This book will be useful to those who are interested in the study of health issues and those who are concerned in the enhancement of promotive, preventive and curative health care services in developing countries like India." (jacket)