Health is universally recognized as an essential good. Health is man's greatest
possession, for it lays a solid foundation for happiness. According to Buddha of all the
gains, the gains of health are the highest and the best.1 Health is not only a
quintessential good for leading a happy life for an individual but it is also necessary
is known to have side; Health is vital for ethical, artistic, material and spiritual
development of man.2
Like the proverbial elephant, health is difficult to be defined, but easy to be
stooped when we see it.3 Health is often taken as identical with physician well being
or freedom for disease. But according to World Health Organization, 'health is a state
of physical mental and social well being and not merely the absence of disease or
infirmity'. The definition provided by WHO underlines health as an integral part of
what individuals need in order to realize their full potential and derive satisfaction
from life. Health is therefore, not an end in itself but it is a means towards the
fulfillment of the latent possibilities of us all and also a means of ensuring an
acceptable quality of life4 In other words, health is axiomatic to human development.5
Health is placed inextricable at the heart of social and economic concerns.
Empowerment of people comes from the freedom they enjoy, and this includes among
others, freedom from poverty, hunger, and malnutrition, and freedom to work and
lead a healthy life.6 Access to health care is critical to improving health status and
good health is necessary for empowerment. Ensuring access to health care help to
minimize absenteeism, enhance labor productivity, and prevent misery. Government
intervention in health is also argues for, due to the presence of high degree of
asymmetric information in the health sector. Not surprisingly, throughout the world,
governments have had a significant role in providing and regulating health services
and their role is particularly important in developing in countries with large.
