• According to WHO, Health is just not absence of diseases or physical strength but it is an individuals physical, mental and social well-being.
• Education nurtures the mind while health nurtures the body.

Benefits of good health:

• Rise in productivity .leads to rise in output
• Natural resources can be better utilized and wastage of resources can be stopped.
• Rise in income of labour leads to higher standard of living.

For good health

• balanced diet and
• good medical treatment are necessary.

In 2011, the life expectancy of an average Indian was 63.5 years.

Health situation:

• There is a shortage of specialised treatment in rural areas.
• 15-th of total hospitals in India are situated in rural areas. Due to lack of qualified and specialist doctors, good treatment and timely treatment is not available in rural areas.
• In India, due to lack of nutritional food 50 % of females between the age 15 to 49 years suffer from iron deficiency of which 19% die.
  • According to the World Bank Report, India spends only 4.4 % on health out of the gross domestic product.
  • Government can build a healthy nation by expanding and extending health . services to rural areas.