Health Infrastructure

Historical Aspect

  • Even in 6th century BC, during the time of Buddha, there were a number of the hospitals to look after the handicapped and the poor.
  • The outstanding hospitals in India at that time were those built by King Ashoka (273–232 BC). Books written by Arabian and European travellers (around AD 600) reveal that the study of medicine in India was in its bloom.
  • The invasion of foreigners in the 10th century AD brought with them their own physicians called Hakims.
  • The use of the Allopathic system of medicine commenced in the 16th century with the arrival of ....
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