The health checklist – The Hindu (Aug 17, 2017)

The health checklist – The Hindu (Aug 17, 2017)

The frail nature of rural India’s health systems and the extraordinary patient load on a few referral hospitals have become even more evident from the crisis at the Baba Raghav Das Medical College in Gorakhpur. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Word List-1

1. frail (adjective) – weak, fragile, delicate.
2. referral hospital (noun) – large hospital providing health care from specialists after referral from primary care and secondary care.
3. the spotlight (noun) – the public eye, the focus of public/media attention/interest.
4. epidemic (noun) – outbreak; a situation in which a disease spreads quickly and affects many people (Courtesy: VOA Learning English).
5. mortality (noun) – (in a particular time/for a cause) the rate of death.
6. chronic (adjective) – long-lasting, constant, continuing.
7. as a last resort (phrase) – a final course of action when all else has failed.
8. dysfunctional (adjective) – something which is not operating properly.
9. template (noun) – model, pattern, blueprint.
10. ambitious (adjective) – determined/demanding, formidable, challenging.
11. outlay (noun) – expenditure, expenses, spending.
12. sustained (adjective) – continuous, uninterrupted, non stop.
13. requisite (adjective) – necessary, prerequisite, essential/vital.
14. scale up (phrasal verb) – increase.
15. deplorable (adjective) – abysmal, very bad, awful/terrible.
16. infectious (adjective) – contagious, communicable, transmittable/spreadable.
17. imperative (noun) – necessary condition, requisite/requirement, necessity.
18. public good (noun) – a commodity or service that is given to the public by the government/private organization/individual (without profit).
19. single-payer system (noun) – a healthcare system in which the government (financed by taxes) covers health care costs for all residents regardless of income, occupation, or health status.
20. strategic purchase (noun) –  “Purchasing” refers to the allocation of pooled funds to providers that deliver healthcare goods and services to the covered population, as per the defined benefit package.”Strategic purchasing” means active, evidence-based engagement in defining the service-mix and volume, and selecting the provider-mix in order to maximize societal objectives. Improving the strategic purchasing of health services is central to improving health system performance and making progress towards universal health coverage (UHC). (Courtesy: WHO)

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