Features of new Park’s textbook of preventive and social medicine 26th Edition:
Enlarged and completely updated edition – extensively revised, thoroughly edited and many new topics added.
Major revision of the chapter on “Epidemiology of communicable Diseases” with inclusion of COVID-19, new treatment guidelines for tuberculosis (2019), new treatment guidelines for HIV/AIDS(2019, updated leprosy, malaria, dengue, hepatitis etc.
New chapter on Essential Medicine and counterfeit Medicines.
New matter on Mental Health.
New matter on Nutrition and health with 2020 RDA
Completely revised chapter on Demography.
New and updated matter about Child and Maternal Mortality violence against youth, etc.
Major revision of chapter of Non communicable diseases with new recommendations on Diabetes Mellitus, Accidents and Injuries Cancer etc.
New matter on Health and Wellness Centers and new health programmes.