Health Beyond Medicine: Some Reflections on the Politics and Sociology of Health in India

This book integrates the concept of healthcare with social determinants such as caste, class, gender, religion, and ethnicity. It traces the history of health services and also discusses the landmark report of the Bhore committee, which laid the foundations of healthcare in independent India.

Vikas Bajpai teaches at the Center for Social Medicine and Community Health, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India.

Anoop Saraya is Professor of Gastroenterology and Head of the Department of Gastroenterology and Human Nutrition Unit at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.