Usually, this is managed by a ministry of public health or at least a separate public health department under the health ministry. To this day it has not been reinstated, in spite of innumerable pleas and recommendations from public health experts. Where public health is under government control, two sets of officers can enter any premises for inspection—the police for law, order and crime prevention, and the public health officer for health, hygiene and disease prevention. Public health must be managed by professionals trained in public health and empowered to work for the health security of all people—urban and rural, poor and rich. Sure, there are departments of community medicine in medical colleges that do expose students to the potential of public health, but they do not teach the practice of public health.

Source: Mint August 27, 2017 18:33 UTC