Social Determinants of Health in India: Reimagining of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s Vision in the Light of Marginalized Communities

Kanhaiya Tripathi, Diksha Kanwat, Shankar Lal Bika, Jaspal Kaur, Neelu Rawat, Ashwani Kumar, Bhupinder Singh, Doggala Raju Kumar and Bawa Singh ()
Additional contact information
Kanhaiya Tripathi: Dr. Ambedkar Chair on Human Rights and Environmental Values, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda 151401, Punjab, India
Diksha Kanwat: Department of South and Central Asian Studies, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda 151401, Punjab, India
Shankar Lal Bika: Department of Education, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda 151401, Punjab, India
Jaspal Kaur: Department of Sociology, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara 144401, Punjab, India
Neelu Rawat: Department of Sociology, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda 151401, Punjab, India
Ashwani Kumar: Dr. Ambedkar Chair on Human Rights and Environmental Values, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda 151401, Punjab, India
Bhupinder Singh: Department of History, Guru Gobind Singh College, Barnala 148101, Punjab, India
Doggala Raju Kumar: Department of South and Central Asian Studies, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda 151401, Punjab, India
Bawa Singh: Department of South and Central Asian Studies, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda 151401, Punjab, India

Social Sciences, 2024, vol. 14, issue 1, 1-14

Abstract: The ongoing existence of health disparities in marginalized communities in India can be attributed to social health determinants such as poverty, caste, gender, and limited access to education and healthcare. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, an iconic figure in Indian social reform and the driving force behind the Indian Constitution, acknowledged the significance of the social determinants of health influencing health outcomes. This paper explores Dr. Ambedkar’s vision of addressing health disparities, with a focus on his contributions to public health policy and the promotion of social justice. Additionally, it analyses the ongoing perpetuation of inequality through the examination of social determinants of health and explores how Ambedkar’s vision can provide guidance for present public health strategies. The analysis highlights the importance of strong primary healthcare systems, recognizing universal healthcare as an essential human right through the vision of Dr. Ambedkar. It also advocates for greater government funding and policy coordination to effectively tackle health disparities.

Keywords: social determinants of health; marginalized communities in India; women and children health; caste: as a major social determinant of health; regional health disparities; government policies and health equity; Dr. Ambedkar’s vision for health equity in India (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A B N P Y80 Z00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
References: View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/14/1/1/pdf (application/pdf)
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/14/1/1/ (text/html)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:gam:jscscx:v:14:y:2024:i:1:p:1-:d:1552871

Access Statistics for this article

Social Sciences is currently edited by Ms. Yvonne Chu

More articles in Social Sciences from MDPI
Bibliographic data for series maintained by MDPI Indexing Manager ().