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Give 5 percent GDP to HEALTH: IMA releases its health manifesto ahead of Lok Sabha polls
"In order to improve the overall healthcare sector and cope up with the out of pocket expenses, the GDP must be increased to at least 5 per cent," IMA President said.
New Delhi: The Indian Medical Association (IMA) Sunday released its health manifesto ahead of the Lok Sabha polls and urged all political parties to give priority to the health sector.
The manifesto contains various suggestions to improve public health, change policy directions, streamline medical education and improve medical research.
"There is insufficient funding in the healthcare sector and the GDP in healthcare is at a dismal rate of 1.2 pc. The out of pocket expenditure is one of the highest for our country and every year over 3.3 per cent of people are pushed below poverty line due to expenditure on health," said Dr Santanu Sen, the national president of IMA.
"In order to improve the overall healthcare sector and cope up with the out of pocket expenses, the GDP must be increased to at least 5 per cent," he said.
The IMA will soon launch a countrywide 'Health First' campaign to propagate the manifesto among the candidates, political parties and the public.
The local units of IMA will conduct public meetings and seminars in which the candidates for the Lok Sabha elections will also be invited.
"The primary and preventive care should be given top priority. Wellness centres have to be reconceived and they have to be manned by MBBS graduates," said Dr R V Asokan, the general secretary of IMA.
"MBBS doctors are ready to work in rural areas and the IMA can facilitate availability of manpower to the primary care centres. There should be recruitment boards to recruit MBBS graduates for primary care," he said.
Read Also: Indian Medical Association moves Supreme Court challenging Oxytocin Ban
New Delhi: The Indian Medical Association (IMA) Sunday released its health manifesto ahead of the Lok Sabha polls and urged all political parties to give priority to the health sector.
The manifesto contains various suggestions to improve public health, change policy directions, streamline medical education and improve medical research.
"There is insufficient funding in the healthcare sector and the GDP in healthcare is at a dismal rate of 1.2 pc. The out of pocket expenditure is one of the highest for our country and every year over 3.3 per cent of people are pushed below poverty line due to expenditure on health," said Dr Santanu Sen, the national president of IMA.
"In order to improve the overall healthcare sector and cope up with the out of pocket expenses, the GDP must be increased to at least 5 per cent," he said.
The IMA will soon launch a countrywide 'Health First' campaign to propagate the manifesto among the candidates, political parties and the public.
The local units of IMA will conduct public meetings and seminars in which the candidates for the Lok Sabha elections will also be invited.
"The primary and preventive care should be given top priority. Wellness centres have to be reconceived and they have to be manned by MBBS graduates," said Dr R V Asokan, the general secretary of IMA.
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"MBBS doctors are ready to work in rural areas and the IMA can facilitate availability of manpower to the primary care centres. There should be recruitment boards to recruit MBBS graduates for primary care," he said.
Read Also: Indian Medical Association moves Supreme Court challenging Oxytocin Ban
Meghna A Singhania is the founder and Editor-in-Chief at Medical Dialogues. An Economics graduate from Delhi University and a post graduate from London School of Economics and Political Science, her key research interest lies in health economics, and policy making in health and medical sector in the country. She is a member of the Association of Healthcare Journalists. She can be contacted at meghna@medicaldialogues.in. Contact no. 011-43720751
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