Spatial Inequality in Health Care Infrastructure in Allahabad District: A Geographical Study Singh Amit Kumar*, Bhaskar Pawan Kumar**, Kumra V.K.*** *Senior Research Fellow, Department of Geography, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi **Post Doctoral Fellow, Department of Geography, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi ***Professor, Department of Geography, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. Email- vpamit87@gmail.com Online published on 22 January, 2018. Abstract Health is a fundamental human right and central to the concept of quality of life. Due to various socio-economic and political factors, there exists a widespread inequality in the distribution of health care facilities in India. The present study attempts to highlight the existing health care infrastructure and also tries to analyse the inter-block disparities regarding health care facilities in Allahabad district. To identify the regional disparities of health care infrastructure three broad categories have identified i.e. availability of health care infrastructure, performances of public health care centres and accessibility to healthcare services. There is a huge shortfall found in the existing and required number of primary health centres and manpower under the public health system in Allahabad district. Nearly 80% areas of Allahabad district have suffered from very poor health care infrastructure. Only four development blocksviz. Shankargarh, Phulpur, Chaka, Mejahave relativelybetter health care facilities than restof Allahabad district. Thus, analysis of such block level disparity in health care infrastructure would help to identify specific deficiencies and suggest corrective measures to improve the healthcare system in the district. Top Keywords Disparities, Health careinfrastructure, Quality of life. Top |