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Some significant improvements have been made in the health status of India's population: (a) Diseases like smallpox and plague have been eradicated. Malaria has been under control. (b) Effective measures have been taken to control filaria, dengue fever, leprosy, blindness, tuberculosis and cancer, etc. (c) Efforts are being made to reduce the rate of growth of HIV infection. (d) The infant mortality rate has been reduced from 148 per 1000 live birth in 1951 to 70 in 2000. Life expectancy has risen to about 62 years from 36 years in 1951. (e) Medical services are provided both by the central and state governments. Voluntary and private bodies also provide medical relief. Healthcare services cover rural areas as well.
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