Non-communicable diseases, unequal access to healthcare are major challenges in Health sector: VP Naidu

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Stressing the need for building a healthy nation, the Vice President said that the spread of non-communicable diseases, unequal access to healthcare and rising costs were the major challenges in the healthcare sector. Calling for concerted efforts to remedy the situation, he said all stakeholders, including NGOs, government agencies, hospitals and doctors should join hands right from the community level in this regard.

The Vice President also wanted the urban-rural gap in providing modern healthcare facilities to be bridged and urged the private sector to supplement the efforts of the governments in catering to the rural population. Pointing out that hospitals in rural areas were facing a shortage in terms of infrastructure and human resource, he suggested a mandatory rural service for young doctors after passing out of the college.

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The Chairman of Swarna Bharat Trust, Dr Kamineni Srinivas, the Executive Director of Punjab National Bank, Shri Linganeni Prabhakar, the Chairman of Care Hospital, Dr B. Somaraju, the Treasurer, Trust Board, Basavatarakam Indo American Cancer Hospital & Research Institute, Shri J.S.R. Prasad and other dignitaries were present on the occasion.