{"id":106384,"date":"2021-05-11T23:31:06","date_gmt":"2021-05-11T18:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=106384"},"modified":"2021-05-12T22:43:09","modified_gmt":"2021-05-12T17:13:09","slug":"time-to-revive-the-plan-for-indian-national-health-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/time-to-revive-the-plan-for-indian-national-health-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Time to Revive the Plan for Indian National Health Services"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Synopsis: <\/strong>The pandemic has broadly highlighted the inadequacy in our health care system and has brought serious consideration for the formation of the Indian national health services.<\/p>\n

Background<\/strong><\/h5>\n
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  • There has been a coordinated effort from medical staff, the Centre, the state, and other state institutions to control the Pandemic. For instance,\n
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    • The railways are running special trains carrying oxygen supplies.<\/li>\n
    • There is an involvement of military in medical supply chains.<\/li>\n
    • The Karnataka government has ordered private hospitals above a certain size to reserve 75% of their beds for COVID-19 patients, who will be paid for under a public scheme<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
    • Despite these measures, the Indian healthcare system is struggling to control the Pandemic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
      Issues in the Indian health care system<\/strong><\/h5>\n
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      • Inadequate public health expenditure<\/strong>: India spends nearly 1% of GDP.<\/strong><\/li>\n
      • Inadequate public health providers: for instance, <\/strong>in certain rural areas the doctor-population ratio is over 1:40,000<\/li>\n
      • High out-of-pocket expenditure<\/strong>: Medical expenses constitute the major reason for personal debt in India.<\/li>\n
      • Systemic issues: <\/strong>Highly fragmented, corruption, urban-centered, elite-focused.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        To address the issues ailing our health care system, India needs to form Indian National Health services, in line with British National Health Service.<\/p>\n

        How the British National Health Service function?<\/strong><\/h5>\n
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        • Firstly, the service is funded entirely from Public money<\/strong> (Taxation). The budget includes a payment to general practitioners, most of whom remain private providers but are paid by the state for treating NHS patients<\/li>\n
        • Secondly, all hospital treatment and medicines are free,<\/strong> as are outpatient and follow-up appointments.<\/li>\n
        • Thirdly, the NHS is the largest employer in the U.K.<\/strong> and Its current budget is about 7.6% of GDP. Despite being large in scale, it provides highly localized access<\/strong> to care.<\/li>\n
        • Fourthly, the formation of the British National Health Service has resulted in providing top-class universal healthcare, including training and research. However, some issues like subjective preference to patients of different social classes still exist.<\/li>\n
        • Fifthly, in India, during 1946, the civil servant Sir Joseph Bhore<\/strong> proposed Indian national health services broadly modeled on the lines of the British National Health Service or NHS.<\/li>\n
        • Lastly, he further recommended the integration of preventive and curative medicines at all levels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Source: The Hindu<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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          [Answered] \u201cThe \u2018systematic failure\u2019 to address the needs of patients contributes to a higher mortality.\u201d Comment.<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n