Public Health Policy Management Perspective in Tribal Peoples

Abstract

According to the report, 27% of tribal children in India under five years old are wasted (low weight for height), 45% are underweight (low height for age), and 44% are stunted (low height for age). Six Diseases such as endemic goitre, anaemia, pellagra, and beriberi are caused by nutritional deficiencies. Issues including unhygienic food sources, contaminated water supplies, and inadequate dietary intake have an impact on tribal people's health. Everyone agrees that tribes have appallingly poor health conditions. The inaccessibility and remoteness of the locations further exacerbate and aggravate the already complex status of health. The majority of Indian tribes reside in hilly areas that are inaccessible to health care systems and staff. As a result, it is impossible for them to access these resources. The presence of the health care system (HCS) and facilities inside the community's boundaries might provide insight into its overall health. Overseeing the magico-religious health care system is tribal HCS. Numerous studies have shown that the traditional, or magico-religious, health care system plays a major role in HCS in tribal areas. Based on their knowledge of plants and bushes as well as their custom of using shamans (traditional medicine men) to diagnose and treat illnesses, tribes have their own medical and healthcare systems. Their ability to combat illnesses is enhanced by their understanding of medicinal plants.