Child Health Care Scenario- Tirupati Slum Areas Dr. Padmaja M.*, Dr. Sudhir G.** *Assistant Professor, Specialization in Social Anthropology, Centre for Southeast Asia & Pacific Studies, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati-517502 **Assistant Professor, Pharmacology, SVRR Medical College, Tirupati Online published on 21 April, 2016. Abstract World health organization (WHO) described health as a “State of complete physical, mental and social well being and not merely are absence of disease or infirmity”. This definition is subsuming individual and curative and rehabilitation dimensions. The present paper attempt to interpret the right to health care, in terms of Community Development Programmes and health problems and the methods for preventing and controlling them: promotion of food supply and proper nutrition: and adequate supply of safe water and basic sanitation: maternal and child health care, immunization against major infection diseases: prevention and control of locally endemic diseases: appropriate treatment of common diseases and provision of essential drugs. According to 2011 census India consists 41 per cent of children population. The paper is based on primary data. Random sampling is selected for the study. Top Keywords Community, nutrition, rehabilitation, immunization, child health care. Top |