Textbook of Community Medicine & Public Health, 7th Edition – Rajvir Bhalwar

Textbook of Community Medicine & Public Health, 7th Edition by Rajvir Bhalwar (Chief Editor) is a comprehensive, exam-oriented resource fully compliant with NMC's Revised Competency-Based Medical Curriculum (CBME) 2024. Published by Wolters Kluwer, this edition is updated with all relevant content till May 2026.

Key Highlights

• Complete coverage of all 136 competencies defined in the CBME 2024 syllabus, including integrated competencies of CBME 2019
• Follows the CBME 2024 curriculum in exact sequence, from core competency CM-1 (Section II) to CM-20 (Section XX)
• More than 1,200 problem-based, comprehension and analysis-based exercises with detailed answers and explanations, along with MCQs
• Review exercises in every chapter to support University Examination and NEET PG preparation
• Includes e-content at lwwindia.in

Updated Content (Till May 2026)

• Latest developments including NFHS, SRS 2024, Ebola Outbreaks, Cyber Test, Census 2021, Ayushman Arogya Mandirs, Solid Waste Management Rules 2026, and more
• All data, policies, programs, and events updated up to May 2026

New Additions in This Edition

• New chapters on Advanced Statistical Analysis Using R with Illustrations
• Chronic Liver Diseases, Chronic Renal Diseases, Cryptosporidiosis
• Adult Immunization, Calculation of Sample Size, Standardization of Rates
• Artificial Intelligence in Public Health, Chlorination of Tube Well, Census 2021, Latest Updates Section
• New chapters/sections in electronic platform: Illustration of Investigations of an Epidemic, Surveys in Public Health, EPI-Info Statistical Package

Associate Editors

Puja Dudeja, Rajul K Gupta, Ashok K Jindal, Anuj Bhatnagar, Meenakshi Kalhan, Aditi Chandrakar, Laxmikant Choudhary

Foreword by Dr Sanjay Zodpey, President, Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI); Past President, IAPSM