Accessibility of basic healthcare to majority of people is a big challenge in the world, especially in developing countries like India. This is mainly because of ignorance of facts determined in scientific studies by the governments in its planning and programming; high cost of healthcare; unequal distribution of facilities; discriminatory attitude of planners and providers of various programs and schemes. In this whole process people belonged to scheduled castes and scheduled tribes and women are the most sufferers. They continue to have worst nutritional and health indicators. This book...