Question 19Why is it essential to focus on health... How can this be achieved?GS1GS1
Why is it essential to focus on health in the context of urban planning and reforms? How can this be achieved?
Introduction
According to NITI Aayog report urban population is expected to reach the 50% mark by 2035. Health consideration becomes crucial in the rise trend of urbanization.
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Main Body
REASONS TO FOCUS ON HEALTH IN URBAN AREAS
2[Urban planning]
1Essential to consider the wealth indicators of the resident population.
2Preparedness for disease outbreaks and mitigation. (EG) Malaria, dengue epidemic.
3Crucial public service to ensure adequate living standards and quality of life.
4Rising pollution rate makes health infrastructure of utmost importance. Is it: rise in respiratory diseases witnessed in top 10 most populated Indian cities. (CPCB report)
5Important for mitigation of disaster impacts in the cities.
6[Reforms]
(i) Mitigate the exclusion and deprivation of vulnerables from adequate healthcare.
(a) Take the issue of malnutrition, health causing poverty.
(b) Important to counter ghettoization of communities. (EG) Deprived access of SC to healthcare.
(c) Lifestyle diseases prevalent in cities can be reformed.
(EG) Instances of diabetes, obesity, etc.
MEASURES TO BE TAKEN
1Effective urban planning to involve development of multisectoral healthcare infrastructure.
2Focus on developing health care ethics by specializing hospitals.
3Sustainable urban planning to mitigate environmental challenges to health.
(EG) Urban forestry.
4Waste management, circular economy, to mitigate epidemics provide sanitation. (EG) Indore model.
5Capacity building of healthcare personnel by increasing affordable medical colleges.
6Including telemedicine in smart city model.
— ANKITA PATIL · AIR 140
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Conclusion
Urban planning needs to be a concerted, coordinated, collaborative effort to achieve SDG 3 - health and wellbeing and SDG 11 - Sustainable cities
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- Clear opening with statistical context from NITI Aayog report
- Structured enumeration of reasons
- Specific disease examples given
- Links health to urbanization trend
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Topper
ANKITA PATIL
AIR 1402025
Subject & Paper
GS1GS1
Topic
Urbanization and social issues
Health in urban areas
Urbanization
Writing Stats
252
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