{"id":51966,"date":"2019-09-07T14:31:54","date_gmt":"2019-09-07T09:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogadmin.forumias.com\/?page_id=51966"},"modified":"2019-09-07T14:32:01","modified_gmt":"2019-09-07T09:02:01","slug":"answered-access-to-affordable-quality-health-care-is-still-a-dream-in-many-pockets-in-india-discuss","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/answered-access-to-affordable-quality-health-care-is-still-a-dream-in-many-pockets-in-india-discuss\/","title":{"rendered":"[Answered] \u201cAccess to affordable, quality health care is still a dream in many pockets in India.\u201d Discuss."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Demand of the question<\/strong>
Introduction.<\/strong> Contextual Introduction.
Body. <\/strong>Issue of non-affordable quality healthcare. Measures needed.
Conclusion. <\/strong>Way forward. <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n

Access to healthcare in India is poor. The Lancet in its latest study ranked India at 145th among 195 countries in terms of quality and accessibility of healthcare, behind its neighbours China, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Bhutan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Issue of\nunaccessible quality healthcare services in India:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. India suffers from lack of doctors and clinics, especially\nin rural areas and in case of epidemics and diseases like tuberculosis. Thus patients\nare either never diagnosed or diagnosed too late. <\/li>
  2. The large number of people still living below\nthe poverty line in India. Thus the affordability of quality healthcare is a\nproblem and needs to be addressed. <\/li>
  3. Weak economy, high unemployment rates, and\nlimited economic resources lead to inability to pay and unaffordable healthcare\nsystem.<\/li>
  4. Cultural differences such as social, cultural,\nand linguistic barriers may prevent patients from accessing care. E.g.\nminorities may face discrimination in accessing quality health services.<\/li>
  5. Environmental challenges, which include unsafe\nstreets; asthma exacerbated by air pollution, leading to unnecessary hospitalisation;\nenvironmental allergens causing symptoms that may result in inappropriate\ntesting; and minimal or no spaces for physical activity or exercise; all add to\ncost of the health services.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    How to ensure\nquality health services to all?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. Capping price of devices hurt medical industry. To\nincrease affordability of devices, the government should adopt an effective pricing\nmodel i.e. trade margin rationalisation (TMR). TMR imposes a cap on the margins\nacross the value chain, rather than capping price of devices. <\/li>
    2. An increased focus on a well-implemented plan\nfor quality control is critical at this juncture. <\/li>
    3. There is a need to co-opt experts, who will\ncarry out a fair and accurate assessment of the true cost of a delivery. This should\ntake into account requirements of minimum quality as well as best lower prices.\n<\/li>
    4. It is important that all the stakeholders across\nthe value-chain should be involved, and more scientific approaches such as\ndifferential pricing for innovative medical technologies should be adopted.<\/li>
    5. The government should focus on healthcare\nfinancing, particularly for the part of population that cannot afford\nhealthcare. Launching the National Health Protection Scheme (NHPS) is a step in\nthe right direction. However, the success of the scheme will depend on how well\nit is detailed out, and implemented on the ground. <\/li>
    6. Efforts should be made to encourage and\nincentivise wellness\/preventive care and making primary care (including basic\ndiagnostic tests and outpatient care) accessible and affordable for all. This\nwill not only improve the overall health of the population, but also free up\nresources and reduce the overall cost to the exchequer. <\/li>
    7. Technology can play a significant role in\nmanaging population health. Big data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI)\ncan help us in the areas of risk identification, disease prevention and early\ndiagnosis, and the government must use these for public health purposes.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      With the rise in awareness, affordability continues to be one of the key needs of the country. We need innovative technology solutions for India\u2019s healthcare requirements and the government\u2019s increased focus on the healthcare sector. The next few years are important to tackle its long-standing healthcare issues, and at the same time, adapt to meet the ever evolving healthcare needs of its citizens. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Demand of the question Introduction. Contextual Introduction. Body. Issue of non-affordable quality healthcare. Measures needed. Conclusion. Way forward. Access to healthcare in India is poor. The Lancet in its latest study ranked India at 145th among 195 countries in terms of quality and accessibility of healthcare, behind its neighbours China, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Bhutan.… Continue reading [Answered] \u201cAccess to affordable, quality health care is still a dream in many pockets in India.\u201d Discuss.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":49132,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-51966","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51966","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51966"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51966\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49132"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}