PHM-Exch> [PHM NEWS] PHM India: Universal Health Care in India: making it public, making it a reality

[Claudio Schuftan]

From: PHM Global Secretariat <globalsecretariat at phmovement.org>

*CLICK HERE* <http://www.phmovement.org/en/node/7573> for the full article,

The seemingly impressive growth of the Indian economy hides many social
ills, one of which is the failure to provide health care for all. The 2012
release of the Planning Commission’s draft strategy for universal health
coverage (UHC) was seen as an attempt to address the situation and it
attracted considerable attention, and criticism. At the heart of the debate
is the proposal that UHC could be best achieved through greater
participation of the already dominant private sector, and by scaling up
health insurance schemes.

This paper argues for a fundamentally different vision of UHC policy,
premised on creating an integrated and comprehensive public health system
that prioritizes people’s needs, and on reversing the drift toward
increasingly private healthcare delivery. It examines key facets of India’s
health care sector, analyzes the reasons underlying its inability to meet
UHC goals at present, and proposes public solutions to fill health delivery
gaps in a more efficient, transparent, equitable and sustainable way.
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Global Secretariat
People's Health Movement (PHM)
Email: globalsecretariat at phmovement.org
Web: www.phmovement.org
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