Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 12: Inviting active industry participation to provide healthcare services in India, Dr Jagdish Prasad, Director General - Health Services, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India said that Industry should adopt one district in each state, upgrading the medical facilities in District health centers and primary health centers to provide the best possible quality healthcare services to the common man.
He said thai while addressing the CII Conclave on NextGen Healthcare - Roadmap: Healthcare for All, organized by Confederation of Indian Industry at New Delhi today. Calling Public Private Partnership (PPP) as the only solution to vast prevailing disparity in healthcare, he appealed to the industry, cooperatives and the NGOs for support specifically in strengthening healthcare delivery systems, drugs distribution, use of Information Technology (IT), latest technologies and enhanced pharma supply chain management.
"We are ready to support you with funds, but industry will have to ensure proper delivery systems and strengthened supply chain, so that the facilities and medicines reach even the last person in the remotest areas", he further highlighted. "We adopted and provided money to 238 districts out of total 730 odd districts to create special Cardiac clinics across India, but only 37 centers have come up so far, that too majorly in south and very few in Rajasthan and Gujarat, he said citing example and regretted none of the other northern states benefitted from this scheme. "In 12th Five year plan, we have decided to develop 20 National Cancer Centers at a cost of 120 crores" shared Dr Prasad.
Dr (Prof) Ranjit Roy Chaudhary, Principal Advisor to the Union Health Minister, highlighted that " We would soon launch a scheme called 'Healthcare Assurance for all citizens' which would cover each and every citizen of the country. Presently, only 25 % of our population is insured.
"Further, we are also working towards providing transparency in drug manufacturing. We would soon launch a web portal for the citizens and manufacturers, where applications, registration and licenses etc can be easily done. In rural areas, we are planning to build teams of 2-3 types of persons including Ayush practitioners, whom we would provide 1 year 'bridging course'. Use of IT for better healthcare is also high on the agenda of the new government", informed mr Chaudhary. Harpal Singh, Chairman, CII NextGen Healthcare Conclave & Past Chairman, CII NR and Shreekant Somany, Deputy Chairman, CII Northern Region & Chairman and Managing Director, Somany Ceramics Ltd also spoke on the occasion. |
