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75 additional medical colleges in the next 4-5 years largely through PPP models: Dr VK Paul, Niti Aayog

Written by Medical Dialogues Bureau Published On 2019-08-21T10:29:50+05:30  |  Updated On 21 Aug 2019 10:29 AM IST
75 additional medical colleges in the next 4-5 years largely through PPP models: Dr VK Paul, Niti Aayog
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NEW DELHI: Dr VK Paul, Member (Health), NITI Aayog, Government of India today said that the public and private sectors in the healthcare sector have come together and are fully committed to serving the people of India, speaking at 'FICCI HEAL 2019 - Health of Healthcare in India', organized by FICCI supported by NITI Aayog and National Health Authority.


"The most important highlight of Ayushman Bharat is that it has now finally established 'One India, one nation, one health sector'. Private-public demarcations are over once and for all. We are working together on agreed terms and methodologies through dialogue and systems with an endeavor to find solutions to the challenges of our healthcare system" he said.


Dr Paul said that over the last year, country has added 25% additional MBBS seats, which is unprecedented. "From about 60,000 MBBS seats last year, this year we have about 76,000 seats and actually a potential of about 80,000 seats," he said.


He also said that strengthening human resources for the health sector is the key focus of the government, for which it does not differentiate between public and private sectors.


The government is working to establish 75 additional medical colleges in the next 4-5 years largely through PPP models for district hospitals and other mechanisms. This is in addition to the creation of 82 medical colleges that began 5 years ago.


"The emphasis on human resources in this government is profound. If you consider Ayushman Bharat to be the highlight of the Independence Day speech of Prime Minister last year, this year for the health sector he only spoke about human resources, which has gained centrality in the development agenda of the nation," he added.


Dr Paul further said that with the reforms in the health sector, a consortium of private players can now set up a medical college unlike in the past when a medical college had to be established by a single entity. He urged the private sector to use their resources for training specialists to help achieve the aspired numbers.


Ms Sangita Reddy, Senior Vice President, FICCI and Joint MD, Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd said, "Ayushman Bharat is transformational for the country. Now we need to up the dialogue on healthcare further and converge the power of Ayushman Bharat with the viability for the sector to make quality healthcare sustainable."


Mr YS Chi, Chairman, Elsevier, RELX Group said that health records, digital doctor and medical research are the three key tenets that will drive reforms in the Indian healthcare sector. Future medicine will require close coordination between augmented intelligence and doctors, he added.


Dr Arvind Lal, Chair, FICCI Health Services Committee and CMD, Dr Lal Pathlabs said, "As the country aims to become a $ 5 Trillion economy, healthcare industry will play a major part in building a prosperous & a healthy India." He added that "fund allocation to the North Eastern states has shot up by almost 250% over the last 5 years. Imagine if this was to happen in health care. We urge the government to increase the public health spending to at least 2.5%, as envisaged in the National Health Policy 2017, and preferably to 3%, at the earliest."


FICCI-EY knowledge paper on 'Re-engineering Indian Healthcare 2.0' and FICCI-ELICIT information guides to 'Facilitate execution of End of Life Decisions' were released during the event.


The 'Re-engineering Indian Healthcare 2.0' study recommends a 5E framework comprising integrating empathy, efficiency, empowerment, ease and environment to build trust. 'Empathy' in fostering patient dignity through transparency and communication, especially in financial matters related to billing. 'Efficiency' to improve the planning and execution of key care delivery processes to reduce waiting times and improve responsiveness.


'Empowerment' by providing relevant and accurate information to patients which can also be easily accessed. 'Ease' by delivering healthcare facilities at different locations or third places apart from hospitals and homes. 'Environment' by facilitating a physical healing space for patients.


Mr Gautam Khanna, Co-Chair FICCI Health Services Committee and CEO, PD Hinduja Hospital delivered the concluding remarks of the inaugural session at the conference.


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