{"id":154990,"date":"2021-12-20T20:36:35","date_gmt":"2021-12-20T15:06:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=154990"},"modified":"2021-12-22T11:38:17","modified_gmt":"2021-12-22T06:08:17","slug":"health-will-remain-high-on-agenda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/health-will-remain-high-on-agenda\/","title":{"rendered":"Health will remain high on agenda"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

News: <\/span><\/b>Both the first and second waves of COVID have shown that India needs to strengthen its inadequately resourced health system<\/span>. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The new year calls for a renewed resolve to build an efficient, equitable and empathetic health system.<\/p>\n

What has been done since the onset of the pandemic to strengthen the health infrastructure in India?<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/span><\/h5>\n

Emergency steps<\/strong> by government during the first wave<\/p>\n

Fifteenth Finance Commission\u2019s special attention<\/strong> to health infra and workforce<\/p>\n

2021 budget<\/strong> provisions<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n

Growth in domestic capacity<\/strong> for development, testing and manufacturing of vaccines in 2021<\/p>\n

Digital Health Mission and Health Infrastructure Mission<\/span><\/b> under the umbrella of Ayushman Bharat have been initiated that aim to strengthen rural and urban primary healthcare.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

–<\/strong> Read more about the mission <\/span>here<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

What is the significance of these initiatives<\/span><\/b>?<\/h5>\n

These would advance <\/span>tele-health in diagnostics and treatment.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Accurate data<\/span><\/b> can be gathered which can then put to use in emergencies like COVID pandemic and for future <\/span>evidence-based policymaking<\/span><\/b>. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Robust Infra and digitisation will make health system <\/span>more efficient, with improved supply chain management of drugs, vaccines and equipment<\/span><\/b>, while streamlining health insurance programmes.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Good infrastructure and deployment of technology-enabled health workers will add strength to primary care<\/strong> in a relatively short time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

How can India cope with the new variant Omicron<\/span><\/b>?<\/span><\/h5>\n

India needs to protect people, especially the vulnerable groups, against severe disease by speedily completing the double vaccination schedule.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Homecare<\/strong> will be the main support for the mostly mild cases, while oxygen equipped beds<\/strong> will be needed by a small fraction.<\/p>\n

Read <\/span>here<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

How India will assume a greater role wrt vaccine development in 2022?<\/h5>\n

India\u2019s role as a global supplier of vaccines will be amplified in 2022, due to the following factors:<\/p>\n

– need for boosters vaccines<\/strong><\/p>\n

– development and manufacture of new vaccines,<\/strong> which can counter variants and provide mucosal immunity<\/p>\n

– Approval of new antiviral pills<\/strong> will generate high demand for pre-hospital use, with Indian firms called upon to produce large quantities at low cost.<\/p>\n

Source:<\/span><\/b> This post is based on the article \u201c<\/span>Health will remain high on agenda\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/b>published in Livemint<\/strong> on<\/span>\u00a020th<\/sup>\u00a0Dec 2021<\/span><\/b>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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