The 'Inverse Care Law', described by Tudor Hart, states that:

• A Increasing health expenditure always inversely reduces disease burden
• B Communities with the best health seek the most care
• C Preventive care is always more expensive than curative care
• D The availability of good medical care tends to vary inversely with the need for it in the population served ✓

Explanation

Tudor Hart (1971) described the Inverse Care Law: healthcare availability (quality and quantity of medical services) is inversely related to population need. Areas with higher poverty, more illness burden, and greater social deprivation tend to have fewer and poorer quality healthcare services. This principle is fundamental to health equity and health systems strengthening in public health.

Reference: Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 27th ed.

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