Which of the following are referred to as "Ivory Towers of Disease":
Small health centres
Large hospitals
Private practitioners
Health insurance companies
- Hospitals are known as 'Ivory Towers of Disease', as they exist in Spending isolation in the community Absorb vast propoion (50-80%) of the health budget Not people oriented, are inflexible in procedures, styles and treatment is expensive it overlooks the cultural aspects of illness (treating the disease without treating the patient)
Rural & Urban Health Centres, Workers, Norms