Bring health sector to centre-stage, demand activists

Jaipur: Dec 20, 2010

Health activists, academicians and medical experts here drew the attention of international health agencies and world leaders to the health risks associated with social ills such as abortion, smoking and alcohol consumption and demanded that the health sector be given priority in the welfare measures of governments. The participants called for bringing the public health issues to the mainstream of planning process and adoption of a “holistic approach” for enabling the poor and downtrodden people in the remote areas to access the health care services.

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