No patient should be denied treatment on account of being poor: Naidu
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Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu said the aim is to ensure that no person is denied the right to affordable medical care and called on the private sector to join hands with the government to ensure that healthcare is accessible and affordable.
Addressing the eighth convocation of Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital here, he said while the government is committed to providing universal health coverage to all, the urban-rural divide is more glaring in the healthcare sector.
To overcome the problem of manpower shortage in rural areas, he advised to make it mandatory for MBBS graduates to work in the rural areas before getting their first promotion. This would enable the rural population to get better medical care and at the same time sensitise the medical fraternity to the healthcare concerns of rural population, he said and added that several state governments have designed their own health insurance schemes.
Addressing the eighth convocation of Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital here, he said while the government is committed to providing universal health coverage to all, the urban-rural divide is more glaring in the healthcare sector.
To overcome the problem of manpower shortage in rural areas, he advised to make it mandatory for MBBS graduates to work in the rural areas before getting their first promotion. This would enable the rural population to get better medical care and at the same time sensitise the medical fraternity to the healthcare concerns of rural population, he said and added that several state governments have designed their own health insurance schemes.
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