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

[Claudio Schuftan]

From: Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC) <ruglucia at paho.org>


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Occasional Paper****


*Universal Health Care in India: Making it public, making it a reality *


Amit Sengupta****

*Municipal Services Project MSP, 2013 *

This project is funded by the Canadian government through the International
Development Research Centre (IDRC).

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Available online at: http://bit.ly/10jNLfF

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“…….India’s latest strategy for universal health coverage (UHC) 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.

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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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*This paper is an abridged and adapted version of the Jan Swasthya Abhiyan
booklet *Universalising Health Care for All*

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“…..The Municipal Services Project (MSP) is a research project that
explores alternatives to the privatization and commercialization of service
provision in electricity, health, water and sanitation in Africa, Asia and *
*Latin America**….”

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