AN EXPLORATORY STUDY ON HEALTH STATUS INDEX IN NORTH-EASTERN STATES OF INDIA
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.62737/2cp3jx42Keywords:
Children, Health Status Index, Hospitals, Infrastructure, and Quality of lifeAbstract
The article discussed the Health Status Index in north-eastern states of India. It has been found that health status indices reveal the condition of health of people in the region/state. Sikkim have overall health better infrastructure index and it is the lowest in Arunachal Pradesh. The health limitation indices reveal that Sikkim, Mizoram and Tripura are the better health performing states. The ranking of Composite Health Status Index shows that Sikkim, Mizoram and Manipur are the better health performing states; Tripura, Meghalaya, and Nagaland are the moderate health performing states; Assam and Arunachal Pradesh are low health performing states. Therefore, Governments of low health performing States should implement policies for improving the health status of the concern state.
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