Dr Kafeel Khan of BRD Medical College launches health campaign ahead of polls
New Delhi: Dr Kafeel Khan, whose name surfaced in the death case of 63 children at Gorakhpur's BRD Medical College, launched a campaign on Tuesday along with health activists from across the country to pursue political parties to give priority to health issues in their manifestos for the Lok Sabha elections.
Khan said he will be meeting all political parties with health policy proposals and will support the party which would promise to work for those.
The campaign, 'Health For All', focusses on access to good quality healthcare services without anyone having to face financial hardship irrespective of age, caste, religion, region, gender, disability or economic status, he said.
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"The government should provide affordable, adequate health services that are new and acceptable for its citizens. These services include free consultation, drugs, diagnostics and free emergency care services in all public hospitals. Public health expenditure should be increased to 3 per cent of the GDP. The total health budget should be doubled to Rs 1.5 lakh crore every year for the next five years," he said.
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