Healthcare Facilities in Emerging Countries - The Challenge for India

von: Stefano Capolongo, Marco Gola, Andrea Rebecchi

Springer-Verlag, 2018

ISBN: 9783319723983 , 140 Seiten

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Healthcare Facilities in Emerging Countries - The Challenge for India


 

Foreword

6

Preface

8

Contents

11

Abbreviations

12

1 A New Challenge in Healthcare for India

14

Abstract

14

Rethinking the Healthcare in India

14

The Indian Context

17

The West Bengal Region

19

References

23

2 The Current Indian Healthcare System and West Bengal’s Health Status

25

Abstract

25

Indian National Health System

25

Epidemiological Scenario and Health Criticisms

31

Maternal and Child Health and Gender Issues

32

Access to Improved Toilets and Wastewater

33

Human Resources

36

Health Status in West Bengal

36

References

40

3 The Existing Indian NGOs’ Scenario and the Local Actions in West Bengal

44

Abstract

44

The Indian NGOs’ Scenario

44

A Brief History Description of NGOs in India

46

NGOs in West Bengal

48

References

53

4 Design Approaches for a New Indian Healthcare

57

Abstract

57

Definition of the Factors Involved and Goals to be Achieved

57

Environmental and Climatic Factors

58

Social, Cultural and Typological Factors

63

Construction-Technological Factors and Strategies

64

Bamboo

66

Mud

67

Straw

69

Steel

69

Linoleum

70

Lime

71

Sum up

72

References

73

5 Healthcare for All: A New Multidisciplinary Approach for Designing and Managing Hospital Layouts in India

76

Abstract

76

A Dimensional, Building Performance and Healthcare Services’ Focus of IIMC’ Healthcare Facilities for Understanding the Current Scenario

76

Criteria of Settlement Development

79

Identification of Main Flows and Paths

81

Strategies for the Definition of the Urban Morphology

82

The Module

84

Functional Blocks and Aggregative Forms

85

A First Level of Care: Urban/Receptive Block

85

A Second Level of Care: The Outdoor Sanitary Block

87

A Third Level of Care: Indoor Sanitary Block

87

Energy Community Centre

89

Development of a Masterplan Meta-Project for a New Healthcare Scenario

89

Management Model

90

Considerations and Perspectives

93

References

94

6 Mapping and Programming Healthcare Services for New Health Perspectives

97

Abstract

97

The Many Faces of West Bengal

98

Physical Infrastructures

99

Kolkata District and West Bengal

100

Timing-Distance Map of Kolkata

101

Walkability

101

Capillarity of Healthcare System in West Bengal

102

Mobile Healthcare

103

Healthcare on Wheels

105

Capillarity of a New Mobile Healthcare System Based on Timing and Distance Map

107

Urban Context: Strategies Through the Interaction of Existing Clinics, Healthcare Mobile Units and Health Campus

110

Rural Context: Strategies for a Networking Management Plan and Integrate Program of Through the Interaction of Healthcare Mobile Units and Health Campus

110

Healthcare Scenarios

111

References

117

7 Planning and Designing Impartial Health Systems Through Mobile Healthcare

120

Abstract

120

Design Requirements for Health Campus

120

Functional Layout

121

Distribution Configurations

122

Other Factors to be Considered

124

Designing a Health Campus

125

References

128

8 New Perspectives for the Indian Population’s Wellbeing and Health Promotion. Conclusions and Perspectives

131

Abstract

131

References

134

Index

135