Rural-Urban Divide in Health Status

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Abstract: Health is a critical dimension of human development as outlined in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). However, India is still grappling with the persistent rural - urban divide. The nation today urgently need to strengthen the country’s rural health infrastructure to better its health status beyond the middle and upper classes of society.

The author is Research Scholar, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai. sirispeaks2u@gmail.com