Hospital Management in India

Abstract

After India attained freedom, there was rapid industrialization in the country; but at the same time there was continuous growth of population which caused a number of medical and health problems. Special efforts were therefore made to solve those health problems and various committees mentioned below were set up from time to time. In 1943, a committee was set up under the chairmanship of Sir Joseph Bhore to work out an integrated system of health services in Inida. In 1960, the Mudaliar Committee was set up to examine all aspects of the existing school health programme in the country, e.g. prevention of diseases, medical care and follow up services, nutrition, and health education. This was headed by Smt. Renuka Ray. In 1963, a special committee was set up, headed by Dr. M.S. Chadda, to chalk out a National Malaria Eradication Programme.

In 1965, a committee to reorganize Family Planning Administration was appointed under the chairmanship of Dr. A.K. Mukherjee. In 1968, the government of India appointed the Jain Committee to undertake a study of the working of different classes of hospitals in the country with a view to improving the standard of medical care and developing sound guidelines for the future expansion of hospital services. In 1973, the Kartar Singh Committee on the multi-purpose worker under the Health and Family Planning Programme was appointed by the government.