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Response to COVID-19 shows India has the political will to control infectious diseases -Vikram Patel

-The Indian Express All comparisons between COVID-19 and TB end with the superficial observation that they are both deadly respiratory tract infections. The world has been spooked by COVID-19, the novel flu-like virus which emerged from the slaughter-houses of China and is now sweeping across the planet, propelled by the very engine of the global economy that it now threatens to pull asunder. Thanks to the waves of news engulfing us, including...

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The success of mohalla clinics -Soham D Bhaduri

-The Telegraph Delhi poll verdict shows aligning political expediency with actual health needs of the country seems possible A by-product of the Delhi assembly election results was the political vindication of the idea of ‘Mohalla clinics’. The lessons offered by these institutions and their implications for Indian Healthcare merit discussion. The first Mohalla clinic was opened in West Delhi in 2015 as part of an initiative of the Delhi state government to open...

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'Open more private hospitals in next five years, make Healthcare a fundamental right': Panel -Sumi Sukanya Dutta

-The New Indian Express The committee recommended that the number of MBBS and PG seats in the country be made equal by 2025, along with shifting Healthcare from the state list to the concurrent list in the Constitution. NEW DELHI: A high-level panel on reforms in the health sector has come up with radical suggestions like shifting Healthcare from the state list to the concurrent list in the Constitution, opening over 3,000-5,000...

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Can Budget 2020 make good Healthcare more affordable to common people? -Anupama Joshi

-The Indian Express As India inches towards its goal of universal Healthcare, there is a need for the budget to try to ensure that Healthcare sector requirements are well funded and the budget contains provisions that energise accessible, affordable and quality Healthcare. Here's what the government can do to boost the Healthcare sector. India’s annual Healthcare spend hovers around 4 per cent of GDP with high out of pocket expenditure and low...

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Killer hospitals: Primary Healthcare key to curb child deaths -Priya Ranjan Sahu

-Down to Earth Doctors at Odisha’s Vimsar hospital say if primary Healthcare improves, the death toll at bigger hospitals would be fewer The lack of primary Healthcare facilities leads to an increase in the number of infant deaths at bigger hospitals, a case study from Odisha shows. Seventeen per cent of the infants (one year-olds) admitted to the Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Science and Research (Vimsar) at Burla in Odisha’s Sambalpur...

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