Speaking at the 9th India Health Summit organised by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in New Delhi, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Minister of Health & Family Welfare said that there is a need to improve healthcare delivery and outcomes. He also opined that PPPs are the means to achieve this objective. “Though India has earned international accolades for its collective efforts at containing polio, significant reduction in infant mortality rate (IMR) and maternal mortality rate (MMR), the delivery and outcomes of healthcare facilities need to be improved further,” stated Azad. A report prepared by McKinsey for CII, titled, “India Healthcare: Inspiring possibilities, challenging journey”, was also released by him at this event.
He also added that though there have been several laudable healthcare initiatives from the government significant challenges in the form of inadequate infrastructure, shortage of funds and efficient human resource faculty still exist before the policymakers. He emphasised that collaborations between the private and public sectors are crucial if Indian healthcare is to achieve the projected growth from the $65 billion industry currently to $100 billion by 2015.
EH News Bureau
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