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This book discusses the concepts of health and disease, and the evaluation of public health. It also delves into the understanding of prevention and control of diseases, social causes of diseases, and social problems of the sick. The topics of social and health education, hygiene and health, and sociology and health are also covered.
Furthermore, the book provides insights into preventive medicine and the general principles of prevention and control of diseases. It includes specific diseases such as cholera, SARS, Ebola virus, influenza, acute respiratory infections, malaria, chicken guinea, dengue, lymphatic filariasis, pneumonia, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, cancer, and drug addiction-drug substance abuse.
The book also discusses various national health programs, their objectives, functioning and outcome. These programs include the HIV and AIDS control program, TB, Integrated disease surveillance program (IDSP), National leprosy control program, National mental health program, National program for prevention and control of deafness, Universal immunization program, National program for control of blindness, Pulse polio program, and more.
The final sections of the book cover national health intervention programs for mother and child, national family welfare program, national tobacco control program, national malaria prevention program, national program for the health care for the elderly, social health program, and the role of WHO in the Indian national program.
Muralidhar Rao Akkaladevi
The author of this book has 25 years of teaching experience in Pharmacy and has received numerous awards and fellowships throughout his career, including the Principal of the Year Award and the Rastriya Ratan Award. He is a Fellow member of the APP, ISCA, and ICPHS and a life member of APTI, IPGA, IPS. He has served as a resource person for professional development programs and conferences, delivering lectures on a wide range of topics, including nano-technology advances in cancer treatment and emerging trends in pharmaceutical sciences.He has authored multiple books on various topics related to pharmacy, adding to his extensive knowledge and experience in the field.
