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Health care programmes are more crucial to rural areas

Moreover, it helps to improve the quality of life by providing access to treatment, medications, and other services to maintain the quality of life

Health care programmes are more crucial to rural areas
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Good health is invaluable and can be considered the greatest wealth. It enables us to live life to its optimum, and it also ensures that we are productive for ourselves, our families, our communities, and our country.

The Government of India (GoI) is taking several initiatives to provide healthcare to all Indians, as a part of which the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has received Rs. 89,155 crore (US$ 10.76 billion) in the Union Budget 2023–24. In addition, it also intends to launch a credit incentive scheme of Rs. 500 billion (US$ 6.8 billion) to improve the country's healthcare infrastructure.

Health care programmes are essential to promoting and maintaining the health and well-being of individuals and communities. L

It can help identify health issues early on before they become more serious and may require more expensive or invasive treatments. Early identification and diagnosis help individuals manage their health and prevent more serious health problems from developing.

Moreover, it helps to improve the quality of life by providing access to treatment, medications, and other services to maintain the quality of life.

This is a health-promoting and preventative approach that is "pro-active" versus the traditional "reactive" approach to illness and disease.

This approach ensures that individuals are healthy and can contribute more fully to society, leading to greater productivity and improved economic outcomes.

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