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(C) District and Local Levels - The Public Health System at District and Local
level consists of :
(i) The Chief District Medical/Health Officer/Chief Medical Officer/Civil
Surgeon is the technical head of the health system in the districts.
(ii) There is also often a Health Officer with his own team, looking after Public
Health activities of Municipal Corporations and other similar local
government bodies.

Q8. What are the major Sectors or Agencies in Health Care system in India?
Ans. The Health Care sector comprises of the following Sectors or Agencies , which

differ from each other by the Health Technology applied and by the source of
Funds for operation .They are :
(A) Public Health Sector - This sector comprises of :
(i) Village Level - Though the health system does not extend up to the village

level , to implement the National Health policies, community volunteers
have been involved to serve as links between the village community and
Government infrastructure :
(1) the Anganwadi worker (1/1000 population) - enrolled under the nutrition
supplementation programme of the ICDS or Ministry of Human Resource
Development.
(2) the Trained Birth Attendants and Village Health Guides - enrolled under an
earlier scheme of State department .

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