UNICEF calls for private sector play to push SDGs
February 25, 2021
Rutter asked governments to support R&D in vaccines and medicines as well as increase budget allocations for health and health workers A top official of the UNICEF has said that India and other countries would do better to ensure private sector involvement and systemic quality improvement in order to minimise maternal and infant mortality as well as achieve health-related targets under the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Paul Rutter, Regional Advisor (Health), UNICEF, made these observations while addressing a webinar on ‘Achieving SDGs related to maternal mortality rate and infant mortality rate - Dream or Reality,’ organised by the Department of Health and Family Welfare, Kerala. He lauded the state for ensuring community engagement, social accountability, and decentralised governance in primary healthcare.