New Delhi, Oct 27 : Underscoring the initiatives taken by the Government of India to ensure access to quality healthcare, NITI Aayog member Dr Vinod K Paul on Friday reaffirmed the commitment to strengthen the primary healthcare system in the country.
Speaking at the session ‘Perspectives on Healthcare’, on the second day of the 17th edition of ‘FICCI HEAL 2023’, Dr Paul called for support from the private sector to deliver quality healthcare.
“Commitment to primary healthcare is strong and I look forward to the opportunity to go in that direction, he said.
We are looking forward to a bigger partnership in secondary and tertiary care,” added Dr Paul.
He also informed that India has crossed the World Health Organisation (WHO) benchmark of 1 doctor per thousand for the allopath.
“India have a long way to go, surely, because the nations with whom we compare ourselves have typically about three doctors per thousand and definitely two per thousand,” he emphasized.
Dr Akshay Jain, Joint Director, National Health Authority, Government of India shared the initiatives undertaken by the Government of India to strengthen the digital health service system and enhance access to quality healthcare.
He conveyed the authority’s commitment to making healthcare services available in digital format, even at the primary care level.
“The Hon’ble President inaugurated the Ayushman Bhava campaign in September. In this campaign, we are conducting door-to-door surveys, organising Ayushman Melas, enrolling all the beneficiaries of the Ayushman Bharat Jan Arogya Yojana, and issuing their insurance cards.
FICCI HEAL 2023 concluded with a special session on ‘Empowering Her Health’.
This year the theme of the two-day event was ‘Healthcare METAmorphosis’.
