5 reasons why India’s healthcare system is struggling
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There’s a need to make people and processes in the healthcare sector made more accountable; for that greater operational transparency needs to be brought in urgently
India’s healthcare system has been battling various issues, including the low number of institutions and less-than-adequate human resources for quite a while now.
Essentially, a three-tier structure defined the Indian healthcare system primary, secondary and tertiary care services. The Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS) states that the delivery of primary healthcare is provided to the rural population through sub-centre, primary health centre (PHC), and community health centre (CHC), while secondary care is delivered through district and sub-district hospitals. On the other hand, tertiary care is extended at regional/central level institutions or super specialty hospitals.
Ventilators are believed to be lifesaving instruments and malfunctioning can put lives of patients in danger, the Bombay high court said. (File Photo)
MUMBAI: The Bombay high court bench at Aurangabad on Tuesday took serious cognizance of defective ventilators supplied to Marathwada region through PM Cares funds and sought to know from the Centre what action be taken against the supplier, while also asking politicians to not jump in to ‘examine’ and disturb doctors.
“We would appreciate it if political colour is not attached to this issue of dysfunctional ventilators,’’ said a bench of justice Ravindra Ghuge and justice BU Debadwar when it was informed that several elected representatives visited hospitals to “inspect’’ the ventilators and were giving “contrary statements’’.
Mucormycosis patients to be treated free of cost: Maharashtra to Bombay High Court
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Last Updated: May 24, 2021, 02:22 PM IST
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The Maharashtra government told a bench of Justices R V Ghuge and B U Debadwar that it had identified 130 hospitals across the state for treating anti-fungal ailments and citizens, even those who are not covered under the Mahatma Jotiba Phule Jan Aarogya Yojana or the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, could avail the treatment for mucormycosis at these facilities free of cost.
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The government said anti-fungal medicines required for treating mucormycosis will be provided free of cost to patients admitted in these hospitals and private hospitals will also be restrained from raising astronomical bills .
Bombay high court. (File photo)
MUMBAI: Bombay high court bench at Aurangabad on Monday sought wide publicity to two schemes for the underprivileged mucormycosis patients and details from the chief public prosecutor for the state about availability of medicines necessary for its treatment. The chief PP D R Kale said he would address the HC on May 25, Tuesday, after seeking instructions regarding medicine availability.
The Maharashtra government on Monday informed the bench that two schemes for free treatment to underprivileged beneficiaries at selected hospitals would cover mucormycosis cases.
The HC directed that notwithstanding the policy, identified private hospitals would be restrained from raising autonomical bills and the cost of treatment would be monitored by the rates.
A single global tender for vaccine procurement
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May 25, 2021 00:16 IST
The scramble by the States is destined to be inequitable and inefficient and portrays lack of coordination
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The scramble by the States is destined to be inequitable and inefficient and portrays lack of coordination
With only 20 million vaccine shots available for the entire month of May for the 600 million people aged 18-44 years in India, many State governments have resorted to floating global tenders for COVID-19 vaccines. This situation is another example of political promises being made without sufficient planning. It also points to a lack of political will to find sustainable solutions; inadequate coordination between States and the Union government; and a focus on optics during a public health emergency of unprecedented magnitude. Each of these is an indictment of the response to the pandemic in India. If not now, when can the Indian state be more responsive and resp