So you come down from free and universal health coverage to1.2 Billion Indians to
"hospitalisation coverage of Rs 5 lakh a year to 100 million poor and vulnerable families, or 500 million Indians."
and call this "take health protection to a more aspirational level."
"India ranks 154 out of 195 countries in terms of access to healthcare, worse than Bangladesh, Nepal, Ghana and Liberia. India's government expenditure on healthcare (1.15 per cent of the GDP) is among the lowest in the world. India faces a desperate shortage in health infrastructure and manpower: there are 0.7 hospital beds per 1,000 Indians (should be 1:1,000) and 0.6 doctors per 1,000 Indians (should be 1:1,000). There is 1 nurse per 2,500 Indians, compared to 1 for every 150-200 in richer countries. There is close to a 40 per cent shortage of medical teachers in its 472 medical colleges. India needs 65 million surgeries a year, but only 26 million are carried out. The country has the world's highest disease burden-700 Million DALY (Disability-Adjusted Life Year) units (or years lost due to premature death, disability, poor quality of life) and a WHO estimate says India's economic burden just from non-communicable diseases will be $6.2 trillion between 2012 and 2030."
"district collectors have been roped in to incentivise doctors to come and work in rural areas, salaries upto Rs 30 lakh a year are being offered, along with multi-skilled, bridge courses with tele-medicine facilities in the pipeline to upgrade the skills of healthcare professionals."
So these "Doctors" will be quacks who complete the proposed "Bridge" course by the "Ayush" department?
why is the Indian media so shallow?
instead of going back to see what is proposed is at least 100 times if not 1000 less ambitious than what was proposed during the first decade of independence.
In spite of all the vitriol poured by the USA on Castro's Cuba, it is a shining example of good healthcare for everyone and good education for everyone.
we need to learn from them
"hospitalisation coverage of Rs 5 lakh a year to 100 million poor and vulnerable families, or 500 million Indians."
and call this "take health protection to a more aspirational level."
"India ranks 154 out of 195 countries in terms of access to healthcare, worse than Bangladesh, Nepal, Ghana and Liberia. India's government expenditure on healthcare (1.15 per cent of the GDP) is among the lowest in the world. India faces a desperate shortage in health infrastructure and manpower: there are 0.7 hospital beds per 1,000 Indians (should be 1:1,000) and 0.6 doctors per 1,000 Indians (should be 1:1,000). There is 1 nurse per 2,500 Indians, compared to 1 for every 150-200 in richer countries. There is close to a 40 per cent shortage of medical teachers in its 472 medical colleges. India needs 65 million surgeries a year, but only 26 million are carried out. The country has the world's highest disease burden-700 Million DALY (Disability-Adjusted Life Year) units (or years lost due to premature death, disability, poor quality of life) and a WHO estimate says India's economic burden just from non-communicable diseases will be $6.2 trillion between 2012 and 2030."
"district collectors have been roped in to incentivise doctors to come and work in rural areas, salaries upto Rs 30 lakh a year are being offered, along with multi-skilled, bridge courses with tele-medicine facilities in the pipeline to upgrade the skills of healthcare professionals."
So these "Doctors" will be quacks who complete the proposed "Bridge" course by the "Ayush" department?
why is the Indian media so shallow?
instead of going back to see what is proposed is at least 100 times if not 1000 less ambitious than what was proposed during the first decade of independence.
In spite of all the vitriol poured by the USA on Castro's Cuba, it is a shining example of good healthcare for everyone and good education for everyone.
we need to learn from them
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