A . Health Care Every individual is responsible for his/her own health, but it is also a major public concern. Thus the government assumes considerable responsibility and provides health services at various levels to the citizens of the country. This is because good health is the foundation for good quality of life and standard of living for the individual and the family, and is the key for ensuring social, economic and human development of a community and a nation.
Health care consists of all the various services provided to individuals or communities by agents of health services or professions for the purpose of promoting, maintaining, monitoring or restoring health. Thus health care includes preventive, promotive and therapeutic care. Health Care services are delivered at three levels – primary care, secondary care and tertiary care levels. Primary Health Care: The first level of contact between individuals with the health care system is known as Primary Health Care.
Secondary Health Care: When patients from primary health care are referred to specialised hospital also like district hospitals, it is called as Secondary Health Care. Tertiary Health Care: When patients are referred from primary and secondary health system for specialised intensive care, advanced diagnostic support serious and medical care, then it is called as Tertiary Health Care.