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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Household Out-Of-Pocket expenses on health services push 55 million into poverty in India: WHO report -Kavita Bajeli-Datt

Household Out-Of-Pocket expenses on health services push 55 million into poverty in India: WHO report -Kavita Bajeli-Datt

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published Published on Apr 5, 2022   modified Modified on Apr 5, 2022

-The New Indian Express

A significant share, almost two-thirds of OOP expenses, are for purchasing outpatient care, especially medicines.

NEW DELHI: Household Out-Of-Pocket (OOP) expenses on health services, especially medicines, continue to push over 55 million people in India into poverty, with over 18 per cent of households incurring catastrophic levels of health expenditures annually, says a WHO report.

Despite India’s billing as the ‘pharmacy of the world,’ its population’s access to medicines is severely restricted as nearly 65 per cent of all health spending is in the form of OOP spending by households, two-thirds of it on drugs.

The report, released on March 30, said sustained underfunding of public sector facilities and the rapid growth of private sector providers contributed to rising OOP costs on health care. A significant share, almost two-thirds of OOP expenses, are for purchasing outpatient care, especially medicines.

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The New Indian Express, 5 April, 2022, https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2022/apr/05/household-out-of-pocketexpenses-on-health-services-push55-million-into-poverty-in-india-who-report-2438073.html?fbclid=IwAR1Qsx5b8LohCOTSAWNdHuoq1e8gx-TyVeonnb7wugo


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