‘Knowledge gap blocking universal health coverage’
India faces serious challenges in implementing universal health coverage policies because of a “serious knowledge gap” among policy-makers and a “general unwillingness for change”, Rakesh Srivastava, former Director-General of Health Service, says. At a session on “Enabling better decisions for better health: embedding fair & systematic processes into priority setting for universal health coverage” here, Mr. Srivastava said the priority-setting exercise in India was based on consultation with experts and not evidence, adding to the challenges of reaching the target of universal health care. Under the Sustainable Development Goals, India has signed up to revamp the country’s weak health system to keep pace with the global movement towards universal health coverage. Broadly speaking, the goal of universal coverage is considered achieved when citizens can access quality and affordable healthcare services without being pushed into poverty by what is called as ‘catastrophic healthcare expenditures.’ The discussion took place as part of the Prince Mahidol Award Conference, an annual event that brings together leaders in public health and stakeholders from across the global to propose solutions to challenges in the health sector.
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