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WHO, an anniversary year, and sharpening the ‘Health for All’ goal
1 year, 9 months ago

WHO, an anniversary year, and sharpening the ‘Health for All’ goal

The Hindu  

On World Health Day this year, the World Health Organization celebrates 75 years of improving public health and well-being in the South-East Asia region. For decades — and even before the 1978 Declaration of Alma-Ata — high-level leaders and policymakers from across the region have recognised the critical role that access for all to quality, affordable and comprehensive primary health …

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WHO Calls for Urgent Efforts to Bridge Gaps Accentuated by Covid, Achieve Health for All
1 year, 9 months ago

WHO Calls for Urgent Efforts to Bridge Gaps Accentuated by Covid, Achieve Health for All

News 18  

On the eve of World Health Day, the WHO on Thursday called for concerted and urgent efforts to bridge gaps accentuated by the Covid-19 pandemic and achieving health for all through universal health coverage. Today, in the shadow of the Covid-19 crisis, around 40 per cent of people in the region are unable to access essential health services," she said. …

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The Missing Link in India’s Journey Towards Universal Health Coverage
2 years ago

The Missing Link in India’s Journey Towards Universal Health Coverage

News 18  

Out-of-pocket-expenditure remains a challenging part of India’s health system story. Further, according to NITI Aayog’s report ‘Health Insurance for India’s ‘Missing Middle’, the ‘missing middle’ constitutes at least 30% of the population which may not get covered under any government subsidised health insurance schemes like PM-JAY, social health insurance schemes like the Employee State Insurance Scheme or private voluntary health …

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UHC in India: Insights from Indonesia and China
2 years, 3 months ago

UHC in India: Insights from Indonesia and China

Hindustan Times  

Current attention on global health should not take attention away from Universal Health Coverage, a global development agenda endorsed by countries, including India. There are several key issues that India must consider while taking the path of insurance as a means to UHC – providing coverage to the unorganised sector; financial sustainability of insurance; comprehensive coverage which is well-integrated with …

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Digital nation: The Hindu Editorial on need for seamless delivery of citizen services
4 years, 1 month ago

Digital nation: The Hindu Editorial on need for seamless delivery of citizen services

The Hindu  

Affordable smartphones and Internet access have made India a digital nation with an estimated 750 million connections and a thriving financial technology sector. Digital platforms providing goods and services, including online education and telemedicine, have grown vigorously during the COVID-19 pandemic, while many professionals have maintained productivity by working from home. The true measure of digital nations is the readiness …

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Christopher Elias on Ayushman Bharat, universal health coverage and more
5 years, 11 months ago

Christopher Elias on Ayushman Bharat, universal health coverage and more

Hindustan Times  

India’s frontline health workers and surveillance infrastructure that helped eradicate polio will strengthen primary healthcare and scale up Ayushman Bharat, but the world needs far more preparedness against a fast-moving airborne pandemic, said Christopher Elias, president of the Global Development Division, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. India’s PHC system doesn’t make the cut in Primary Health Care Performance Initiative’s assessment …

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