International Institute for Population Sciences
Deemed to be University (An Autonomous Organization of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India)

The emergence of new diseases every day and the pandemic has made us prepare the healthcare system for any emergencies. Thus, in this direction, the paper explores Nagaland’s healthcare system and analyses the changes in healthcare facilities over the years. It also evaluates the health outcomes and the trends in the public health expenditure of the state over the years. The variables for healthcare facilities are healthcare infrastructure such as beds, hospital buildings and health personnel such as doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and lab. technicians. The variables for health outcomes are life expectancy, maternal mortality, infant mortality, institutional delivery, death rate and birth rate. It uses secondary data from different government sources such as the Statistical Handbook of Nagaland, NFHS report, RBI data on the Indian economy and other government publications. The data on different variables studied are taken from the inception of the state until the year 2020-2021. The study applied the simple ratio method, Population to bed density estimation, Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR), and the per capita method. The result is shown with the help of a simple bar diagram and other multiple-bar diagrams. It is also explained using a simple tabular method to show the results. The study found that at the time of statehood in 1963, the state inherited a rudimentary infrastructure with 27 hospitals and 33 Primary Health Centres with a 689 hospital beds including a handful of doctors and nurses. However, as of 2020-2021, the state has seen an increase in healthcare facilities. The state also sees an improvement in maternal and infant mortality while institutional delivery remained low. Thus, the paper explores the transition of the state’s healthcare system over the years, to see the robustness of the healthcare system to any pandemic or disease.