Blog 9 ; Health Inequalities

HEALTH INEQUALITIES ” BASED ON NFHS-5 FACT SHEETS Health and health inequalities tell us a great deal about the good or bad effects of social policies. Michael Marmot The fifth in the row of NFHS series, the National Family Health Survey 2019-21 (NFHS-5), provides data on India's population, health, and nutrition for each state and union territory (UT) which shows the change in the population structure of India on a regular basis. NFHS 5 is as similar as the previous sessions are which are NFHS 4, NFHS 3, NFHS 2 AND NFHS 1 but in the latest survey preschool education, handicap, access to a toilet facility, death registration, bathing practices during menstruation, and techniques and reasons for abortion are all the new topics added in NFHS-5. However, HIV testing has been dropped from the latest edition. The International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) situated in Mumbai has been designated as the nodal agency for the NFHS-5 by the Ministry of Heal...