Pre budget expectations Arti Verma
Micky Neelam Kachhap | 15 June, 2009 | 04:48 PM
Increase of GDP spending to 2% on public health is a very welcome requirement. The focus of this spend by the Government should be to...
•
India
is
going
through
a
major
transformation
of
its
healthcare
sector.
However,
achieving
our
goals
of
a
healthy
population,
and
providing
access
to
healthcare
for
the
1
billion
plus
Indian
citizens
remains
a
distant
dream.
•
Increase
of
GDP
spending
to
2%
on
public
health
is
a
very
welcome
requirement.
The
focus
of
this
spend
by
the
Government
should
be
to
achieve
a
“healthy
population”
through
primary
and
preventive
health
schemes,
as
well
as
to
provide
healthcare
access
to
the
underprivileged.•
Within
this,
topmost
priority
should
be
on
growth
and
development
of
our
children
today,
who
will
deliver
the
promises
of
a
developed
country
tomorrow
only
if
they
are
strong
and
healthy.
With
more
than
25
million
children
born
per
year,
and
more
than
50%
reported
as
malnourished,
we
must
ensure
that
our
under
fives
have
access
to
basic
food
and
sanitation,
right
from
the
beginning.
•
Rural
spending
to
continue,
and
be
enhanced.
To
ensure
monitoring
for
measurement
of
effectiveness.•
Reach
out
to
the
mothers:
Health
education,
and
guarantee
nutritional
support
to
all
married
women
below
poverty
line,
effective
family
planning.
•
Allocate
support
to
the
ageing
uninsured
population.
•
The
burden
of
lifestyle
diseases
is
growing
rapidly.
Income
tax
rebates
for
adult
immunizations,
preventive
health
checkups
etc:
to
mobilize
our
adult
population
towards
prevention
of
lifestyle
diseases
such
as
diabetes
etc.
•
Increase
coverage
of
subsidized
healthcare
insurance
to
all
persons
below
poverty
line.•
Provide
incentives
for
doctors/nurses
to
work
in
rural
areas
on
a
temporary
tenure
basis.
Make
this
a
mandatory
service
to
reduce
urban/rural
skew.
•
Public
private
partnerships
for
supply
demand
gaps,
wherever
Govt.
needs
additional
capability
for
implementation
of
national
programs.
•
Results
based
financing,
pay
for
performance
to
increase
effectiveness
of
spending. •
Current
shortfall
of
hospital
beds:
Needing
additional
800,000
estimated
beds
for
internal
demand
requires
attracting
investment.
o
Infrastructure
status
to
Healthcareo
Tax
holidayso
Reductions
in
Duties
o
Land
allocation
at
reduced
rates
o
Public
Private
partnershipso
Allow
more
private
institutions
to
easily
transition
to
academic
centers
with
training
and
research
capabilities.
1
Printable Format
FORUM
Your favorite magazine on Medicare is now on the web. Keep abreast with the latest in the industry, wherever you are. Do post your feedback here. Join our Forum, discuss the latest & not so latest, exchange notes or just say 'hello" to your fellow healthcare professionals & enthusiasts.
Product Profile
Copyright © Infomedia 18 Limited. All Rights Reserved.
Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without
express written permission of Infomedia 18 Ltd. is prohibited.
Add your comments to this article.