The main features of the public health system are:
(a) It provides quality healthcare services either, free or at a low cost so that even the poor can seek treatment.
(b) It takes action to prevent the spread of diseases such as tuberculosis, malaria, jaundice, etc. Time to time it takes up a campaign to see that mosquitoes do not breed in water-coders, rooftops, etc.
(c) This system is available in both rural and urban areas.