Health Challenges in Emerging Megacity in India

The urbanization process in developing countries develops two sectors within urban areas. One is engaged in organized sector is highly rewarded and consumes most of the urban resources and live unhealthy lifestyle that increases chronic degenerative diseases. Other one is in unorganized sector and marginalized. They are poor and live in crowded slum areas where Infectious diseases thrive and outbreak. In these circumstances accessibility to public health system is crucial which is severely restricted in India because of inadequacy of the public health delivery system. Social exclusion, lack of awareness and inadequate economic resources further restrict their accessibility to the available public and private health facilities. This makes the urban poor more vulnerable and worse off than their rural counterparts as they are living in paltry slum conditions. Hence the urban health issue needs immediate attention to meet the challenges of future urban growth.
The paper attempts to understand these phenomena in Jaipur Metropolitan, an emerging mega city. Data for the study is obtained through primary and secondary sources. The study will use different statistical techniques and spatial analysis to know the extent of inequality in availability and accessibility of health service facilities among different socioeconomic groups.