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Hitting the right notes with the health budget
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February 18, 2021 01:46 IST
The Union Budget has laid a strong foundation to increase the resilience of the health sector in the post-COVID-19 era
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The Union Budget has laid a strong foundation to increase the resilience of the health sector in the post-COVID-19 era
Health care has taken centre stage due to an unfortunate novel coronavirus pandemic that has devastated lives and livelihoods across the globe. Although India has performed relatively better in its COVID-19 management, even compared to countries with highly developed health systems, the impact of the outbreak on society and the economy is undeniable. Against this backdrop, the Union Budget 2021–22 was an eagerly awaited one and the announcements for the health sector, in particular, have been widely discussed.
Hitting the right notes with the health budget
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A man cycles past a graffiti covered wall amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease on a street in Navi Mumbai
MUMBAI: Although Maharashtra recorded the country s highest tally and toll of Covid-19 cases, it got merely Rs 108 crore from the Central government s health insurance scheme, the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY).
Neighbouring Karnataka, which had less than half of Maharashtra s 20.48 lakh Covid-19 cases, got six times the assistance at Rs 620 crore, according to statistics gathered under the RTI Act. The figures indicate fewer claims being processed in the state under the subsidised scheme for Covid treatment.
Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu got Rs 294 crore and Rs 141 crore respectively. Their Covid toll is less than a fifth of Maharashtra s 51,360 deaths so far. “These figure correlate to the worst phase of the Covid-19 pandemic, between March and December, in India,” said Jeetendra Ghadge of the NGO Young Whistleblowers who sought the information from t
First steps in the journey to universal health care
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February 08, 2021 23:06 IST
The lesson of COVID-19 is to go on a steady, incremental path given the weak fund capacities in the backward States
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The lesson of COVID-19 is to go on a steady, incremental path given the weak fund capacities in the backward States
About 20 years ago, Thailand rolled out universal health coverage for its population at a per capita GDP similar to today’s India. What made this possible was a three decade-long tradition of investing gradually but steadily in public health infrastructure and manpower. This meant that alongside the availability of funds, there also existed robust institutional capacity to assimilate those funds. For India, the lesson of COVID-19 entails setting forth on a steady and incremental path to universal health coverage; not attempting a sudden and giant leap. This is important because enough evidence exists on weak fund-absorbing capaci
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