03/04/2020 - Health

KEY POINTS

·         The governments at the Centre and in States have to take responsibility for providing universal health services free of charge and accessible to all. This will require governments to not just expand the capacity within the public sector, but also to tap into the available capacity in the private sector.

·         The National Health Authority has recommended that the testing and treatment of COVID-19 be included in the PM-Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) but this proposal is still awaiting clearance.

·         The governance of the health service system is clearly fragmented and has created anxiety among the public. There is lack of a visible central command, which should be created under the supervision of the Union Health Minister, aided by a team of experts.

·         In India, private corporate hospitals have, in the past, received government subsidies in various forms and it is now time to seek repayment from them. They are also well poised to provide specialised care and have the expertise and infrastructure to do so.

·         The government may argue that treatment for COVID-19 has been included under Ayushman Bharat, and this will take care of the poor.

·         They do not have secure employment, nor do they have insurance cover. Crisis situations help reveal deeper realities to societies. Universal public healthcare is essential not only to curb outbreaks, but also to ensure crisis preparedness and the realisation of the promise of right to health.

In Dec 2019-April 2020 is very pandemic condition for worldwide and mostly affect of COVID-19 dieses on Developed Countries like ITALY, US, CHINA and other etc. But matter of our India so India’s rank in Health Expenditure per capita is 141 out of 190 countries. So current scenario of Health policies of India very unable to meet preventive condition against COVID-19.

·      In India public sector give tireless effort in fight against Corona virus. But not these are enough. So required to Private sector include in our health sector and which is easily reach to common people. In COVID-19 condition private sector come for help to medical hospitals with provide ventilators at some around 4500/- cost. So it costly for middle income peoples and very far from poor income peoples.

·      So in Government policy maker give priority to health benefit not money benefit. So in Indian Health policy make subject with easily and low costly instrument and medicines to all people (include common, rich, and poor.)

·      In this question word use of Free testing and treatment. This is not impossible because private sector not open its wholy money resource for poor people. But this depends on desire social service.

·      Govt. Silence of its budget part in health sector Govt use CSR under Companies Act 2013 for Social Service. From this CSR money Government give more effort to Health Sector.