States of health – The Hindu (Feb 12 2018)

States of health – The Hindu (Feb 12 2018)

Unsurprisingly, States with a record of investment in literacy, nutrition and primary health care have achieved high scores in NITI Aayog’s first Health Index. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Word List-1 (To Improve English Vocabulary)

1. health index (noun) – health indicator assessments (based on average value of something measured) which describing the health of a population.
2. bring up the rear (phrase) – be at the very end.
3. political will (noun) – political intention/desire (to complete a scheme/project even if it is not admired/welcomed in the beginning).
4. neonatal (adjective) – relating to newborn children.
5. mortality rate (noun) – (in a particular time/for a cause) the rate of death.
6. remedial (adjective) –  reparative, corrective, beneficial.
7. notch up (verb) – score, achieve, attain/secure.
8. intra-  (prefix) – within.
9. out-of-pocket (adjective) – (of an expense) payments made directly than put on account.
10. imperative (noun) – necessary condition, requirement, obligation/duty.
11. composite index (noun) – a combination of indexes intended to measure the overall performance over time.
12. scale up (phrasal verb) – increase.
13. ambitious (adjective) – motivated, determined,  aggressive/purposeful.
14. bedrock (noun) – core, basis/base, foundation.

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