Citizens and the health sector have huge expectations from the new government. The aim should be to address issues fast and come up with solutions offering maximum benefits. My suggestions are:
Addressing communicable diseases: Introduce measures to prevent vector-borne diseases/ gastroenteritis, implement TB prevention and eradication and develop prompt and effective treating process.
Mass education programme: Health department needs to collaborate with private sector and NGOs to educate the masses.
Chronic diseases: First aim is prevention through education, and second is a having a participative approach with all stakeholders.
Medical insurance: Government should provide health insurance to all up to one lakh per person. This will resolve 70-80 per cent of all burning health needs of the society. However, the system should be transparent, and easy to avail with stringent monitoring.
Tackle corruption: Government facilities to its employees like CGHS/ ESI is rotten because of corruption. They need to be eradicated.
PPPs: Government also needs to come up with good PPP models. Private sector participation can be ensured only if agreements are unaffected by government change, there is freedom to operate, and the guidelines are . Online monitoring, defined SOPs and quality are areas to focus.
– Dr Vikram Singh Raghuvanshi, Chief Executive – Healthcare, Jaypee Hospital
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