Allocation for clean water, sanitation will help bring India up to global standards
01 Feb 2017
Dr Prem Nair, medical director, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences
Women and children's health is a vital area that needs attention as we have the poorest maternal and foetal morbidity and mortality figures. The additional funding will go a long way in bringing India up to global standards. It is essential to co-opt the private sector in this endeavour.
Transformation of primary health centres to wellness centres will be a landmark change. If we can demonstrate a decline in non-communicable disease with early detection of malignancy and vascular diseases, it will be phenomenal.
A little disappointed that additional allocations for improved re-imbursements for public insurance programs including Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojna (RSBY) has not materialised. Patient contributory RSBY coverage would be a great help for the unorganised sector with less burden to the tax payer. This will accelerate our movement towards universal healthcare.
