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Dragon fruit is a wonderous fruit belonging to the Cactaceae family. This fruit is familiar as strawberry pear, pitaya, and pitahaya. It is indigenous to the country of South America but is extensively cultivated in Southeast Asian countries like Vietnam, China, and Singapore on a large scale [1]. It’s a very nutritious fruit that is fleshy inside and covered wi leathery skin with spike-like structures. These can be propagated via stem cuttings or vis seeds. We can grow this at home in a pot by shallow planting. If it is propagated via stem cuttings it grows a notable height vertically. So, it needs anchorage, and commonly cement poles are used for that purpose. They range from 160 to 240 rupees per kilogram in the Andhra market. It has the potential to develop high revenues for the farmers [2]. White fleshed variety is the most common commercial variety cultivated. Dragon fruit is used against type-II diabetes i.e., diabetes mellitus, prediabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels, and obesity. Pitahaya contains anti-cancer properties. Its flowers are used in the brewing industry. The horticultural university of Andhra Pradesh (Dr. YSR Horticultural University) have been made several trials on it and has observed very successful fruit growth in the agency areas of Vishakhapatnam (Chintapalli and Lambasingi villages) [3]. The government should also implement new schemes for dragon fruit cultivators. The government can install cold storage and make proper transport facilities for the farmers.

Better health is one of the most important aspect of the overall development and progress of any country. In the context of India, tribals are an integral part, which are 8.6 percent of the total population of the country. Scarce public health care services in India and related issues are currently the most discussed topic with recent outbreak of Covid-19 affecting human life terribly and still persisting. Health care issue affects every individual in the society. In tribal areas health care issues become even more important because as it seems that this section of society is still comparatively in unprivileged condition and not properly exploited the benefits of development process.India's development cannot be imagined without improvement of rural and tribal health. This article highlights major issues prevailing in the rural tribal health care system of India, which arises many barriers to tribal health and the holistic development of the country. Based on the blending results of several multi-factual studies, it is known that there exist many issues prevailingin the rural tribal health care delivery system. Many issues are there which are responsible for poor and complex tribal health status among the tribes, such as, low awareness about health, different religious and cultural beliefs, unrealistic health practices, living in difficult and inaccessible areas, financial problems, various infectious diseases, nutritional deficiencies, and poor public health care facilities, etc. These issues have attracted renewed attention from physicians, health policy experts, various health agencies as well as the general public, particularly tribal societies, which are most affected by these issues. Keywords: Health Status; Health Infrastructure; Rural Health Care Services; Tribal Culture And Practices; Health Policy; Public Involvement And Awareness.