Poverty and Health in Uttar Pradesh: Issue and Challenges

Poverty and health have a two-way relationship. Poverty increases the vulnerability of and sickness affects their income leading to poverty. This paper investigates the relationship between health and poverty in India and Uttar Pradesh. The study tests the following major hypothesis: There is significant relationship between Malaria, Tuberculosis and Poverty. The study is based on secondary data available from a plethora of government publication. Among the importance sources are publication of National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 1, 2, 3, and 4, National Health Profile, Sample Registration System, Planning Commission, RBI Bulletin National Health Account Cell etc. Apart from official publication a wide range of literature is available on the subject and has been made use of in collecting and analyzing data.