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-The Indian Express&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;The focus in the Union Budget on tertiary healthcare at the cost of primary and secondary healthcare is flawed. A publicly-financed health insurance scheme is no substitute&lt;br /&gt;
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If the past three Union budgets were any indication, this budget&amp;rsquo;s approach to the health sector should not have surprised anyone.&lt;br /&gt;
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The prescription in the National Health Policy (NHP) 2017 to increase the government&amp;rsquo;s (Centre and the states together) health expenditure from the existing 1.15 per cent of the GDP to 2.5 per cent by 2025 finds no reflection in this budget. Instead of spending at least 1 per cent of the GDP as proposed by the draft NHP document, the provisions for health in Union budget presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday has reduced allocation to 0.29 per cent of the GDP from 0.32 per cent last year. The total nominal allocation for the health sector stands at Rs 54,600 crore compared to last year&amp;rsquo;s expenditure of Rs 53,294 crore. Accounting for inflation, there is no increase in budgetary allocation in real terms.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There is a further shift in priority from primary care to tertiary care, without any increase in overall allocations. Urban/city-based institutions received even greater priority in the budget. Allocation for the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (building AIIMS-like institutes, upgrading government medical colleges etc) increased by Rs 650 crore in nominal terms or by 18 per cent in real terms after adjusting for inflation. On the other hand, funds for upgrading district hospitals were reduced by 14.5 per cent in real terms, compared to last year.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The requirements of primary healthcare, particularly for rural areas, have been completely ignored. The share of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) in total health expenditure has fallen from 52 per cent in 2015-16 to 44 per cent this year. Its funds were cut even in nominal terms by almost Rs 1,200 crore. Within the NRHM, cuts were quite drastic for reproductive and child healthcare (Rs 2,291 crore in nominal terms, or 32 per cent in real terms) and for communicable diseases care (Rs 720 crore in nominal terms, 28 per cent in real terms). The budget proposed an increase of Rs 1,356 crore for strengthening health systems under the NRHM. One may presume that this will provide for the Rs 1,200 crore the finance minister has budgeted for setting up the 1.5 lakh &amp;ldquo;health and wellness centres&amp;rdquo; mentioned in his speech.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
NRHM&amp;rsquo;s urban counterpart, the National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) has been allocated only Rs 875 crore. For the period from 2012-13 to 2016-17, its estimated average yearly budgetary requirement was Rs 3,391 crore, provided from central funds.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In the allied sectors, the allocation for core ICDS has increased only slightly over the last year &amp;mdash; by 4.7 per cent in real terms after adjusting for inflation. The National Rural Drinking Water Mission, the prime minister&amp;rsquo;s flagship programme, Swachh Bharat Mission (Rural), and maternity benefits under the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana saw reduced allocations in this year&amp;rsquo;s budget compared to last year&amp;rsquo;s expenditure. One positive step is the introduction of nutrition support for TB patients, even though it is a meagre Rs 500 per month per patient.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Please &lt;a href=&quot;http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/union-budget-2018-healthcare-poor-diagnosis-wrong-medicine-5049453/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to read more. 
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If the past three Union budgets were any indication, this budget&amp;rsquo;s approach to the health sector should not have surprised anyone.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
The requirements of primary healthcare, particularly for rural areas, have been completely ignored. The share of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) in total health expenditure has fallen from 52 per cent in 2015-16 to 44 per cent this year. Its funds were cut even in nominal terms by almost Rs 1,200 crore. Within the NRHM, cuts were quite drastic for reproductive and child healthcare (Rs 2,291 crore in nominal terms, or 32 per cent in real terms) and for communicable diseases care (Rs 720 crore in nominal terms, 28 per cent in real terms). The budget proposed an increase of Rs 1,356 crore for strengthening health systems under the NRHM. One may presume that this will provide for the Rs 1,200 crore the finance minister has budgeted for setting up the 1.5 lakh &amp;ldquo;health and wellness centres&amp;rdquo; mentioned in his speech.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
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                <div align="justify">-The Indian Express<br /><br /><em>The focus in the Union Budget on tertiary healthcare at the cost of primary and secondary healthcare is flawed. A publicly-financed health insurance scheme is no substitute<br /></em><br />If the past three Union budgets were any indication, this budget&rsquo;s approach to the health sector should not have surprised anyone.<br /><br />The prescription in the National Health Policy (NHP) 2017 to increase the government&rsquo;s (Centre and the states together) health expenditure from the existing 1.15 per cent of the GDP to 2.5 per cent by 2025 finds no reflection in this budget. Instead of spending at least 1 per cent of the GDP as proposed by the draft NHP document, the provisions for health in Union budget presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday has reduced allocation to 0.29 per cent of the GDP from 0.32 per cent last year. The total nominal allocation for the health sector stands at Rs 54,600 crore compared to last year&rsquo;s expenditure of Rs 53,294 crore. Accounting for inflation, there is no increase in budgetary allocation in real terms.<br /><br />There is a further shift in priority from primary care to tertiary care, without any increase in overall allocations. Urban/city-based institutions received even greater priority in the budget. Allocation for the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (building AIIMS-like institutes, upgrading government medical colleges etc) increased by Rs 650 crore in nominal terms or by 18 per cent in real terms after adjusting for inflation. On the other hand, funds for upgrading district hospitals were reduced by 14.5 per cent in real terms, compared to last year.<br /><br />The requirements of primary healthcare, particularly for rural areas, have been completely ignored. The share of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) in total health expenditure has fallen from 52 per cent in 2015-16 to 44 per cent this year. Its funds were cut even in nominal terms by almost Rs 1,200 crore. Within the NRHM, cuts were quite drastic for reproductive and child healthcare (Rs 2,291 crore in nominal terms, or 32 per cent in real terms) and for communicable diseases care (Rs 720 crore in nominal terms, 28 per cent in real terms). The budget proposed an increase of Rs 1,356 crore for strengthening health systems under the NRHM. One may presume that this will provide for the Rs 1,200 crore the finance minister has budgeted for setting up the 1.5 lakh &ldquo;health and wellness centres&rdquo; mentioned in his speech.<br /><br />However, this works out to an average of Rs 80,000 per centre. Their effectiveness in the absence of a strong supportive infrastructure remains questionable. On the other hand, funds for the maintenance of infrastructure under NRHM have not been increased. All of these mean that the existing shortfalls in public health and primary care facilities &mdash; 20 per cent shortage of health sub-centres, along with 22 per cent and 30 per cent shortage of primary health centres and community health centres (as per Rural Health Statistics 2016) &mdash; is unlikely to be addressed. This reduction of public expenditure under NRHM is a death sentence for an already dying rural public health infrastructure.<br /><br />NRHM&rsquo;s urban counterpart, the National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) has been allocated only Rs 875 crore. For the period from 2012-13 to 2016-17, its estimated average yearly budgetary requirement was Rs 3,391 crore, provided from central funds.<br /><br />In the allied sectors, the allocation for core ICDS has increased only slightly over the last year &mdash; by 4.7 per cent in real terms after adjusting for inflation. The National Rural Drinking Water Mission, the prime minister&rsquo;s flagship programme, Swachh Bharat Mission (Rural), and maternity benefits under the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana saw reduced allocations in this year&rsquo;s budget compared to last year&rsquo;s expenditure. One positive step is the introduction of nutrition support for TB patients, even though it is a meagre Rs 500 per month per patient.<br /><br />Please <a href="http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/union-budget-2018-healthcare-poor-diagnosis-wrong-medicine-5049453/" title="http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/union-budget-2018-healthcare-poor-diagnosis-wrong-medicine-5049453/">click here</a> to read more. </div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div>               </font>
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-The Indian Express&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;The focus in the Union Budget on tertiary healthcare at the cost of primary and secondary healthcare is flawed. A publicly-financed health insurance scheme is no substitute&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
If the past three Union budgets were any indication, this budget&amp;rsquo;s approach to the health sector should not have surprised anyone.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The prescription in the National Health Policy (NHP) 2017 to increase the government&amp;rsquo;s (Centre and the states together) health expenditure from the existing 1.15 per cent of the GDP to 2.5 per cent by 2025 finds no reflection in this budget. Instead of spending at least 1 per cent of the GDP as proposed by the draft NHP document, the provisions for health in Union budget presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday has reduced allocation to 0.29 per cent of the GDP from 0.32 per cent last year. The total nominal allocation for the health sector stands at Rs 54,600 crore compared to last year&amp;rsquo;s expenditure of Rs 53,294 crore. Accounting for inflation, there is no increase in budgetary allocation in real terms.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There is a further shift in priority from primary care to tertiary care, without any increase in overall allocations. Urban/city-based institutions received even greater priority in the budget. Allocation for the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (building AIIMS-like institutes, upgrading government medical colleges etc) increased by Rs 650 crore in nominal terms or by 18 per cent in real terms after adjusting for inflation. On the other hand, funds for upgrading district hospitals were reduced by 14.5 per cent in real terms, compared to last year.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The requirements of primary healthcare, particularly for rural areas, have been completely ignored. The share of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) in total health expenditure has fallen from 52 per cent in 2015-16 to 44 per cent this year. Its funds were cut even in nominal terms by almost Rs 1,200 crore. Within the NRHM, cuts were quite drastic for reproductive and child healthcare (Rs 2,291 crore in nominal terms, or 32 per cent in real terms) and for communicable diseases care (Rs 720 crore in nominal terms, 28 per cent in real terms). The budget proposed an increase of Rs 1,356 crore for strengthening health systems under the NRHM. One may presume that this will provide for the Rs 1,200 crore the finance minister has budgeted for setting up the 1.5 lakh &amp;ldquo;health and wellness centres&amp;rdquo; mentioned in his speech.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
However, this works out to an average of Rs 80,000 per centre. Their effectiveness in the absence of a strong supportive infrastructure remains questionable. On the other hand, funds for the maintenance of infrastructure under NRHM have not been increased. All of these mean that the existing shortfalls in public health and primary care facilities &amp;mdash; 20 per cent shortage of health sub-centres, along with 22 per cent and 30 per cent shortage of primary health centres and community health centres (as per Rural Health Statistics 2016) &amp;mdash; is unlikely to be addressed. This reduction of public expenditure under NRHM is a death sentence for an already dying rural public health infrastructure.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
NRHM&amp;rsquo;s urban counterpart, the National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) has been allocated only Rs 875 crore. For the period from 2012-13 to 2016-17, its estimated average yearly budgetary requirement was Rs 3,391 crore, provided from central funds.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In the allied sectors, the allocation for core ICDS has increased only slightly over the last year &amp;mdash; by 4.7 per cent in real terms after adjusting for inflation. The National Rural Drinking Water Mission, the prime minister&amp;rsquo;s flagship programme, Swachh Bharat Mission (Rural), and maternity benefits under the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana saw reduced allocations in this year&amp;rsquo;s budget compared to last year&amp;rsquo;s expenditure. One positive step is the introduction of nutrition support for TB patients, even though it is a meagre Rs 500 per month per patient.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Please &lt;a href=&quot;http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/union-budget-2018-healthcare-poor-diagnosis-wrong-medicine-5049453/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to read more. 
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The focus in the Union Budget on tertiary healthcare at the cost of primary and secondary healthcare is flawed. A publicly-financed health insurance scheme is no substitute

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-The Indian Express&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;The focus in the Union Budget on tertiary healthcare at the cost of primary and secondary healthcare is flawed. A publicly-financed health insurance scheme is no substitute&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
If the past three Union budgets were any indication, this budget&amp;rsquo;s approach to the health sector should not have surprised anyone.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The prescription in the National Health Policy (NHP) 2017 to increase the government&amp;rsquo;s (Centre and the states together) health expenditure from the existing 1.15 per cent of the GDP to 2.5 per cent by 2025 finds no reflection in this budget. Instead of spending at least 1 per cent of the GDP as proposed by the draft NHP document, the provisions for health in Union budget presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday has reduced allocation to 0.29 per cent of the GDP from 0.32 per cent last year. The total nominal allocation for the health sector stands at Rs 54,600 crore compared to last year&amp;rsquo;s expenditure of Rs 53,294 crore. Accounting for inflation, there is no increase in budgetary allocation in real terms.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There is a further shift in priority from primary care to tertiary care, without any increase in overall allocations. Urban/city-based institutions received even greater priority in the budget. Allocation for the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (building AIIMS-like institutes, upgrading government medical colleges etc) increased by Rs 650 crore in nominal terms or by 18 per cent in real terms after adjusting for inflation. On the other hand, funds for upgrading district hospitals were reduced by 14.5 per cent in real terms, compared to last year.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The requirements of primary healthcare, particularly for rural areas, have been completely ignored. The share of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) in total health expenditure has fallen from 52 per cent in 2015-16 to 44 per cent this year. Its funds were cut even in nominal terms by almost Rs 1,200 crore. Within the NRHM, cuts were quite drastic for reproductive and child healthcare (Rs 2,291 crore in nominal terms, or 32 per cent in real terms) and for communicable diseases care (Rs 720 crore in nominal terms, 28 per cent in real terms). The budget proposed an increase of Rs 1,356 crore for strengthening health systems under the NRHM. One may presume that this will provide for the Rs 1,200 crore the finance minister has budgeted for setting up the 1.5 lakh &amp;ldquo;health and wellness centres&amp;rdquo; mentioned in his speech.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
However, this works out to an average of Rs 80,000 per centre. Their effectiveness in the absence of a strong supportive infrastructure remains questionable. On the other hand, funds for the maintenance of infrastructure under NRHM have not been increased. All of these mean that the existing shortfalls in public health and primary care facilities &amp;mdash; 20 per cent shortage of health sub-centres, along with 22 per cent and 30 per cent shortage of primary health centres and community health centres (as per Rural Health Statistics 2016) &amp;mdash; is unlikely to be addressed. This reduction of public expenditure under NRHM is a death sentence for an already dying rural public health infrastructure.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
NRHM&amp;rsquo;s urban counterpart, the National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) has been allocated only Rs 875 crore. For the period from 2012-13 to 2016-17, its estimated average yearly budgetary requirement was Rs 3,391 crore, provided from central funds.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In the allied sectors, the allocation for core ICDS has increased only slightly over the last year &amp;mdash; by 4.7 per cent in real terms after adjusting for inflation. The National Rural Drinking Water Mission, the prime minister&amp;rsquo;s flagship programme, Swachh Bharat Mission (Rural), and maternity benefits under the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana saw reduced allocations in this year&amp;rsquo;s budget compared to last year&amp;rsquo;s expenditure. One positive step is the introduction of nutrition support for TB patients, even though it is a meagre Rs 500 per month per patient.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Please &lt;a href=&quot;http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/union-budget-2018-healthcare-poor-diagnosis-wrong-medicine-5049453/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to read more. 
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-The Indian Express&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;The focus in the Union Budget on tertiary healthcare at the cost of primary and secondary healthcare is flawed. A publicly-financed health insurance scheme is no substitute&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
If the past three Union budgets were any indication, this budget&amp;rsquo;s approach to the health sector should not have surprised anyone.&lt;br /&gt;
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The prescription in the National Health Policy (NHP) 2017 to increase the government&amp;rsquo;s (Centre and the states together) health expenditure from the existing 1.15 per cent of the GDP to 2.5 per cent by 2025 finds no reflection in this budget. Instead of spending at least 1 per cent of the GDP as proposed by the draft NHP document, the provisions for health in Union budget presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday has reduced allocation to 0.29 per cent of the GDP from 0.32 per cent last year. The total nominal allocation for the health sector stands at Rs 54,600 crore compared to last year&amp;rsquo;s expenditure of Rs 53,294 crore. Accounting for inflation, there is no increase in budgetary allocation in real terms.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There is a further shift in priority from primary care to tertiary care, without any increase in overall allocations. Urban/city-based institutions received even greater priority in the budget. Allocation for the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (building AIIMS-like institutes, upgrading government medical colleges etc) increased by Rs 650 crore in nominal terms or by 18 per cent in real terms after adjusting for inflation. On the other hand, funds for upgrading district hospitals were reduced by 14.5 per cent in real terms, compared to last year.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The requirements of primary healthcare, particularly for rural areas, have been completely ignored. The share of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) in total health expenditure has fallen from 52 per cent in 2015-16 to 44 per cent this year. Its funds were cut even in nominal terms by almost Rs 1,200 crore. Within the NRHM, cuts were quite drastic for reproductive and child healthcare (Rs 2,291 crore in nominal terms, or 32 per cent in real terms) and for communicable diseases care (Rs 720 crore in nominal terms, 28 per cent in real terms). The budget proposed an increase of Rs 1,356 crore for strengthening health systems under the NRHM. One may presume that this will provide for the Rs 1,200 crore the finance minister has budgeted for setting up the 1.5 lakh &amp;ldquo;health and wellness centres&amp;rdquo; mentioned in his speech.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
NRHM&amp;rsquo;s urban counterpart, the National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) has been allocated only Rs 875 crore. For the period from 2012-13 to 2016-17, its estimated average yearly budgetary requirement was Rs 3,391 crore, provided from central funds.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In the allied sectors, the allocation for core ICDS has increased only slightly over the last year &amp;mdash; by 4.7 per cent in real terms after adjusting for inflation. The National Rural Drinking Water Mission, the prime minister&amp;rsquo;s flagship programme, Swachh Bharat Mission (Rural), and maternity benefits under the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana saw reduced allocations in this year&amp;rsquo;s budget compared to last year&amp;rsquo;s expenditure. One positive step is the introduction of nutrition support for TB patients, even though it is a meagre Rs 500 per month per patient.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Please &lt;a href=&quot;http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/union-budget-2018-healthcare-poor-diagnosis-wrong-medicine-5049453/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to read more. 
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The focus in the Union Budget on tertiary healthcare at the cost of primary and secondary healthcare is flawed. A publicly-financed health insurance scheme is no substitute

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&lt;em&gt;The focus in the Union Budget on tertiary healthcare at the cost of primary and secondary healthcare is flawed. A publicly-financed health insurance scheme is no substitute&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
If the past three Union budgets were any indication, this budget&amp;rsquo;s approach to the health sector should not have surprised anyone.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
The requirements of primary healthcare, particularly for rural areas, have been completely ignored. The share of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) in total health expenditure has fallen from 52 per cent in 2015-16 to 44 per cent this year. Its funds were cut even in nominal terms by almost Rs 1,200 crore. Within the NRHM, cuts were quite drastic for reproductive and child healthcare (Rs 2,291 crore in nominal terms, or 32 per cent in real terms) and for communicable diseases care (Rs 720 crore in nominal terms, 28 per cent in real terms). The budget proposed an increase of Rs 1,356 crore for strengthening health systems under the NRHM. One may presume that this will provide for the Rs 1,200 crore the finance minister has budgeted for setting up the 1.5 lakh &amp;ldquo;health and wellness centres&amp;rdquo; mentioned in his speech.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
However, this works out to an average of Rs 80,000 per centre. Their effectiveness in the absence of a strong supportive infrastructure remains questionable. On the other hand, funds for the maintenance of infrastructure under NRHM have not been increased. All of these mean that the existing shortfalls in public health and primary care facilities &amp;mdash; 20 per cent shortage of health sub-centres, along with 22 per cent and 30 per cent shortage of primary health centres and community health centres (as per Rural Health Statistics 2016) &amp;mdash; is unlikely to be addressed. This reduction of public expenditure under NRHM is a death sentence for an already dying rural public health infrastructure.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
NRHM&amp;rsquo;s urban counterpart, the National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) has been allocated only Rs 875 crore. For the period from 2012-13 to 2016-17, its estimated average yearly budgetary requirement was Rs 3,391 crore, provided from central funds.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
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The focus in the Union Budget on tertiary healthcare at the cost of primary and secondary healthcare is flawed. A publicly-financed health insurance scheme is no substitute

If the past three Union budgets were any indication, this budget&amp;rsquo;s approach...&#039;
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                <div align="justify">-The Indian Express<br /><br /><em>The focus in the Union Budget on tertiary healthcare at the cost of primary and secondary healthcare is flawed. A publicly-financed health insurance scheme is no substitute<br /></em><br />If the past three Union budgets were any indication, this budget&rsquo;s approach to the health sector should not have surprised anyone.<br /><br />The prescription in the National Health Policy (NHP) 2017 to increase the government&rsquo;s (Centre and the states together) health expenditure from the existing 1.15 per cent of the GDP to 2.5 per cent by 2025 finds no reflection in this budget. Instead of spending at least 1 per cent of the GDP as proposed by the draft NHP document, the provisions for health in Union budget presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday has reduced allocation to 0.29 per cent of the GDP from 0.32 per cent last year. The total nominal allocation for the health sector stands at Rs 54,600 crore compared to last year&rsquo;s expenditure of Rs 53,294 crore. Accounting for inflation, there is no increase in budgetary allocation in real terms.<br /><br />There is a further shift in priority from primary care to tertiary care, without any increase in overall allocations. Urban/city-based institutions received even greater priority in the budget. Allocation for the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (building AIIMS-like institutes, upgrading government medical colleges etc) increased by Rs 650 crore in nominal terms or by 18 per cent in real terms after adjusting for inflation. On the other hand, funds for upgrading district hospitals were reduced by 14.5 per cent in real terms, compared to last year.<br /><br />The requirements of primary healthcare, particularly for rural areas, have been completely ignored. The share of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) in total health expenditure has fallen from 52 per cent in 2015-16 to 44 per cent this year. Its funds were cut even in nominal terms by almost Rs 1,200 crore. Within the NRHM, cuts were quite drastic for reproductive and child healthcare (Rs 2,291 crore in nominal terms, or 32 per cent in real terms) and for communicable diseases care (Rs 720 crore in nominal terms, 28 per cent in real terms). The budget proposed an increase of Rs 1,356 crore for strengthening health systems under the NRHM. One may presume that this will provide for the Rs 1,200 crore the finance minister has budgeted for setting up the 1.5 lakh &ldquo;health and wellness centres&rdquo; mentioned in his speech.<br /><br />However, this works out to an average of Rs 80,000 per centre. Their effectiveness in the absence of a strong supportive infrastructure remains questionable. On the other hand, funds for the maintenance of infrastructure under NRHM have not been increased. All of these mean that the existing shortfalls in public health and primary care facilities &mdash; 20 per cent shortage of health sub-centres, along with 22 per cent and 30 per cent shortage of primary health centres and community health centres (as per Rural Health Statistics 2016) &mdash; is unlikely to be addressed. This reduction of public expenditure under NRHM is a death sentence for an already dying rural public health infrastructure.<br /><br />NRHM&rsquo;s urban counterpart, the National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) has been allocated only Rs 875 crore. For the period from 2012-13 to 2016-17, its estimated average yearly budgetary requirement was Rs 3,391 crore, provided from central funds.<br /><br />In the allied sectors, the allocation for core ICDS has increased only slightly over the last year &mdash; by 4.7 per cent in real terms after adjusting for inflation. The National Rural Drinking Water Mission, the prime minister&rsquo;s flagship programme, Swachh Bharat Mission (Rural), and maternity benefits under the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana saw reduced allocations in this year&rsquo;s budget compared to last year&rsquo;s expenditure. One positive step is the introduction of nutrition support for TB patients, even though it is a meagre Rs 500 per month per patient.<br /><br />Please <a href="http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/union-budget-2018-healthcare-poor-diagnosis-wrong-medicine-5049453/" title="http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/union-budget-2018-healthcare-poor-diagnosis-wrong-medicine-5049453/">click here</a> to read more. </div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div>               </font>
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-The Indian Express<br />
<br />
<em>The focus in the Union Budget on tertiary healthcare at the cost of primary and secondary healthcare is flawed. A publicly-financed health insurance scheme is no substitute<br />
</em><br />
If the past three Union budgets were any indication, this budget&rsquo;s approach to the health sector should not have surprised anyone.<br />
<br />
The prescription in the National Health Policy (NHP) 2017 to increase the government&rsquo;s (Centre and the states together) health expenditure from the existing 1.15 per cent of the GDP to 2.5 per cent by 2025 finds no reflection in this budget. Instead of spending at least 1 per cent of the GDP as proposed by the draft NHP document, the provisions for health in Union budget presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday has reduced allocation to 0.29 per cent of the GDP from 0.32 per cent last year. The total nominal allocation for the health sector stands at Rs 54,600 crore compared to last year&rsquo;s expenditure of Rs 53,294 crore. Accounting for inflation, there is no increase in budgetary allocation in real terms.<br />
<br />
There is a further shift in priority from primary care to tertiary care, without any increase in overall allocations. Urban/city-based institutions received even greater priority in the budget. Allocation for the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (building AIIMS-like institutes, upgrading government medical colleges etc) increased by Rs 650 crore in nominal terms or by 18 per cent in real terms after adjusting for inflation. On the other hand, funds for upgrading district hospitals were reduced by 14.5 per cent in real terms, compared to last year.<br />
<br />
The requirements of primary healthcare, particularly for rural areas, have been completely ignored. The share of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) in total health expenditure has fallen from 52 per cent in 2015-16 to 44 per cent this year. Its funds were cut even in nominal terms by almost Rs 1,200 crore. Within the NRHM, cuts were quite drastic for reproductive and child healthcare (Rs 2,291 crore in nominal terms, or 32 per cent in real terms) and for communicable diseases care (Rs 720 crore in nominal terms, 28 per cent in real terms). The budget proposed an increase of Rs 1,356 crore for strengthening health systems under the NRHM. One may presume that this will provide for the Rs 1,200 crore the finance minister has budgeted for setting up the 1.5 lakh &ldquo;health and wellness centres&rdquo; mentioned in his speech.<br />
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However, this works out to an average of Rs 80,000 per centre. Their effectiveness in the absence of a strong supportive infrastructure remains questionable. On the other hand, funds for the maintenance of infrastructure under NRHM have not been increased. All of these mean that the existing shortfalls in public health and primary care facilities &mdash; 20 per cent shortage of health sub-centres, along with 22 per cent and 30 per cent shortage of primary health centres and community health centres (as per Rural Health Statistics 2016) &mdash; is unlikely to be addressed. This reduction of public expenditure under NRHM is a death sentence for an already dying rural public health infrastructure.<br />
<br />
NRHM&rsquo;s urban counterpart, the National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) has been allocated only Rs 875 crore. For the period from 2012-13 to 2016-17, its estimated average yearly budgetary requirement was Rs 3,391 crore, provided from central funds.<br />
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-The Indian Express<br />
<br />
<em>The focus in the Union Budget on tertiary healthcare at the cost of primary and secondary healthcare is flawed. A publicly-financed health insurance scheme is no substitute<br />
</em><br />
If the past three Union budgets were any indication, this budget&rsquo;s approach to the health sector should not have surprised anyone.<br />
<br />
The prescription in the National Health Policy (NHP) 2017 to increase the government&rsquo;s (Centre and the states together) health expenditure from the existing 1.15 per cent of the GDP to 2.5 per cent by 2025 finds no reflection in this budget. Instead of spending at least 1 per cent of the GDP as proposed by the draft NHP document, the provisions for health in Union budget presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday has reduced allocation to 0.29 per cent of the GDP from 0.32 per cent last year. The total nominal allocation for the health sector stands at Rs 54,600 crore compared to last year&rsquo;s expenditure of Rs 53,294 crore. Accounting for inflation, there is no increase in budgetary allocation in real terms.<br />
<br />
There is a further shift in priority from primary care to tertiary care, without any increase in overall allocations. Urban/city-based institutions received even greater priority in the budget. Allocation for the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (building AIIMS-like institutes, upgrading government medical colleges etc) increased by Rs 650 crore in nominal terms or by 18 per cent in real terms after adjusting for inflation. On the other hand, funds for upgrading district hospitals were reduced by 14.5 per cent in real terms, compared to last year.<br />
<br />
The requirements of primary healthcare, particularly for rural areas, have been completely ignored. The share of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) in total health expenditure has fallen from 52 per cent in 2015-16 to 44 per cent this year. Its funds were cut even in nominal terms by almost Rs 1,200 crore. Within the NRHM, cuts were quite drastic for reproductive and child healthcare (Rs 2,291 crore in nominal terms, or 32 per cent in real terms) and for communicable diseases care (Rs 720 crore in nominal terms, 28 per cent in real terms). The budget proposed an increase of Rs 1,356 crore for strengthening health systems under the NRHM. One may presume that this will provide for the Rs 1,200 crore the finance minister has budgeted for setting up the 1.5 lakh &ldquo;health and wellness centres&rdquo; mentioned in his speech.<br />
<br />
However, this works out to an average of Rs 80,000 per centre. Their effectiveness in the absence of a strong supportive infrastructure remains questionable. On the other hand, funds for the maintenance of infrastructure under NRHM have not been increased. All of these mean that the existing shortfalls in public health and primary care facilities &mdash; 20 per cent shortage of health sub-centres, along with 22 per cent and 30 per cent shortage of primary health centres and community health centres (as per Rural Health Statistics 2016) &mdash; is unlikely to be addressed. This reduction of public expenditure under NRHM is a death sentence for an already dying rural public health infrastructure.<br />
<br />
NRHM&rsquo;s urban counterpart, the National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) has been allocated only Rs 875 crore. For the period from 2012-13 to 2016-17, its estimated average yearly budgetary requirement was Rs 3,391 crore, provided from central funds.<br />
<br />
In the allied sectors, the allocation for core ICDS has increased only slightly over the last year &mdash; by 4.7 per cent in real terms after adjusting for inflation. The National Rural Drinking Water Mission, the prime minister&rsquo;s flagship programme, Swachh Bharat Mission (Rural), and maternity benefits under the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana saw reduced allocations in this year&rsquo;s budget compared to last year&rsquo;s expenditure. One positive step is the introduction of nutrition support for TB patients, even though it is a meagre Rs 500 per month per patient.<br />
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Please <a href="http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/union-budget-2018-healthcare-poor-diagnosis-wrong-medicine-5049453/">click here</a> to read more. 
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-The Indian Express

The focus in the Union Budget on tertiary healthcare at the cost of primary and secondary healthcare is flawed. A publicly-financed health insurance scheme is no substitute

If the past three Union budgets were any indication, this budget&rsquo;s approach...'
$disp = '<div align="justify">-The Indian Express<br /><br /><em>The focus in the Union Budget on tertiary healthcare at the cost of primary and secondary healthcare is flawed. A publicly-financed health insurance scheme is no substitute<br /></em><br />If the past three Union budgets were any indication, this budget&rsquo;s approach to the health sector should not have surprised anyone.<br /><br />The prescription in the National Health Policy (NHP) 2017 to increase the government&rsquo;s (Centre and the states together) health expenditure from the existing 1.15 per cent of the GDP to 2.5 per cent by 2025 finds no reflection in this budget. Instead of spending at least 1 per cent of the GDP as proposed by the draft NHP document, the provisions for health in Union budget presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday has reduced allocation to 0.29 per cent of the GDP from 0.32 per cent last year. The total nominal allocation for the health sector stands at Rs 54,600 crore compared to last year&rsquo;s expenditure of Rs 53,294 crore. Accounting for inflation, there is no increase in budgetary allocation in real terms.<br /><br />There is a further shift in priority from primary care to tertiary care, without any increase in overall allocations. Urban/city-based institutions received even greater priority in the budget. Allocation for the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (building AIIMS-like institutes, upgrading government medical colleges etc) increased by Rs 650 crore in nominal terms or by 18 per cent in real terms after adjusting for inflation. On the other hand, funds for upgrading district hospitals were reduced by 14.5 per cent in real terms, compared to last year.<br /><br />The requirements of primary healthcare, particularly for rural areas, have been completely ignored. The share of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) in total health expenditure has fallen from 52 per cent in 2015-16 to 44 per cent this year. Its funds were cut even in nominal terms by almost Rs 1,200 crore. Within the NRHM, cuts were quite drastic for reproductive and child healthcare (Rs 2,291 crore in nominal terms, or 32 per cent in real terms) and for communicable diseases care (Rs 720 crore in nominal terms, 28 per cent in real terms). The budget proposed an increase of Rs 1,356 crore for strengthening health systems under the NRHM. One may presume that this will provide for the Rs 1,200 crore the finance minister has budgeted for setting up the 1.5 lakh &ldquo;health and wellness centres&rdquo; mentioned in his speech.<br /><br />However, this works out to an average of Rs 80,000 per centre. Their effectiveness in the absence of a strong supportive infrastructure remains questionable. On the other hand, funds for the maintenance of infrastructure under NRHM have not been increased. All of these mean that the existing shortfalls in public health and primary care facilities &mdash; 20 per cent shortage of health sub-centres, along with 22 per cent and 30 per cent shortage of primary health centres and community health centres (as per Rural Health Statistics 2016) &mdash; is unlikely to be addressed. This reduction of public expenditure under NRHM is a death sentence for an already dying rural public health infrastructure.<br /><br />NRHM&rsquo;s urban counterpart, the National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) has been allocated only Rs 875 crore. For the period from 2012-13 to 2016-17, its estimated average yearly budgetary requirement was Rs 3,391 crore, provided from central funds.<br /><br />In the allied sectors, the allocation for core ICDS has increased only slightly over the last year &mdash; by 4.7 per cent in real terms after adjusting for inflation. The National Rural Drinking Water Mission, the prime minister&rsquo;s flagship programme, Swachh Bharat Mission (Rural), and maternity benefits under the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana saw reduced allocations in this year&rsquo;s budget compared to last year&rsquo;s expenditure. One positive step is the introduction of nutrition support for TB patients, even though it is a meagre Rs 500 per month per patient.<br /><br />Please <a href="http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/union-budget-2018-healthcare-poor-diagnosis-wrong-medicine-5049453/" title="http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/union-budget-2018-healthcare-poor-diagnosis-wrong-medicine-5049453/">click here</a> to read more. </div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div>'
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Union Budget 2018: Poor diagnosis, wrong medicine -Sourindra Mohan Ghosh & Imrana Qadeer

-The Indian Express The focus in the Union Budget on tertiary healthcare at the cost of primary and secondary healthcare is flawed. A publicly-financed health insurance scheme is no substitute If the past three Union budgets were any indication, this budget’s approach to the health sector should not have surprised anyone. The prescription in the National Health Policy (NHP) 2017 to increase the government’s (Centre and the states together) health expenditure from the existing 1.15 per cent of the GDP to 2.5 per cent by 2025 finds no reflection in this budget. Instead of spending at least 1 per cent of the GDP as proposed by the draft NHP document, the provisions for health in Union budget presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday has reduced allocation to 0.29 per cent of the GDP from 0.32 per cent last year. The total nominal allocation for the health sector stands at Rs 54,600 crore compared to last year’s expenditure of Rs 53,294 crore. Accounting for inflation, there is no increase in budgetary allocation in real terms. There is a further shift in priority from primary care to tertiary care, without any increase in overall allocations. Urban/city-based institutions received even greater priority in the budget. Allocation for the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (building AIIMS-like institutes, upgrading government medical colleges etc) increased by Rs 650 crore in nominal terms or by 18 per cent in real terms after adjusting for inflation. On the other hand, funds for upgrading district hospitals were reduced by 14.5 per cent in real terms, compared to last year. The requirements of primary healthcare, particularly for rural areas, have been completely ignored. The share of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) in total health expenditure has fallen from 52 per cent in 2015-16 to 44 per cent this year. Its funds were cut even in nominal terms by almost Rs 1,200 crore. Within the NRHM, cuts were quite drastic for reproductive and child healthcare (Rs 2,291 crore in nominal terms, or 32 per cent in real terms) and for communicable diseases care (Rs 720 crore in nominal terms, 28 per cent in real terms). The budget proposed an increase of Rs 1,356 crore for strengthening health systems under the NRHM. One may presume that this will provide for the Rs 1,200 crore the finance minister has budgeted for setting up the 1.5 lakh “health and wellness centres” mentioned in his speech. However, this works out to an average of Rs 80,000 per centre. Their effectiveness in the absence of a strong supportive infrastructure remains questionable. On the other hand, funds for the maintenance of infrastructure under NRHM have not been increased. All of these mean that the existing shortfalls in public health and primary care facilities — 20 per cent shortage of health sub-centres, along with 22 per cent and 30 per cent shortage of primary health centres and community health centres (as per Rural Health Statistics 2016) — is unlikely to be addressed. This reduction of public expenditure under NRHM is a death sentence for an already dying rural public health infrastructure. NRHM’s urban counterpart, the National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) has been allocated only Rs 875 crore. For the period from 2012-13 to 2016-17, its estimated average yearly budgetary requirement was Rs 3,391 crore, provided from central funds. In the allied sectors, the allocation for core ICDS has increased only slightly over the last year — by 4.7 per cent in real terms after adjusting for inflation. The National Rural Drinking Water Mission, the prime minister’s flagship programme, Swachh Bharat Mission (Rural), and maternity benefits under the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana saw reduced allocations in this year’s budget compared to last year’s expenditure. One positive step is the introduction of nutrition support for TB patients, even though it is a meagre Rs 500 per month per patient. Please click here to read more.