Tribal health care system of the gonds of Nuapada District of Odisha in India

The study of health care practices of the Gonds of Nuapada district of Odisha is one of significant aspects of the tribal health system of Odisha in Eastern India. As many as 62 types of Tribes are found in the state of Odisha, Among these, Gond is one of important tribes which noticed in the western part of Odisha. The Gond people of Nuapada are not conscious about their health and sanitation, for which they are facing different types diseases in their day to day life. The Gond community living in different eco-systems face heath and genetic problems of varying natural. Nothing is known about the health and nutritional status and also about the medico-genetic problems which are prevalent among the primitive section of the Gond tribe as no comprehensive study of this nature has yet been undertaken among these sections of the Gond tribe. The present study centers round this problem and its coverage is limited to two different sections of the Gond tribe, one residing in Sinapali village of Nuapada areas of Nuapada district and the other residing in Komna village of Boden areas of Nuapada district.  &nbsp