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COVID strengthened PPP model in Indias healthcare: Dr Jitendra #IndiaNEWS #Social Trends
NEW DELHI: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh today said that COVID has strengthened Public-Private Partnership model in India’s healthcare system with a win-win situation for both.
Speaking at the 2nd Public Health Summit 2021 organized by CII here, he said that this partnership between Industry and Public Health Experts can work on different models such as health care and diagnostics delivery, vaccine development, R&D, telemedicine facilities for rural areas and digital delivery of medicines. The Minister said that this partnership could be a game changer and will truly transform the health sector in India.
Referring to the worlds largest Free Vaccination Drive initiated by Prime Minister, Dr Jitendra Singh said, with the delivery of more than 32 crore doses, India is the fastest country in the world to administer vaccines. This, he said, not only makes it the worlds fastest vaccination drive but also makes it distinct because of the smooth manner in which it has proceeded despite the heterogeneous character of the country and a huge population of 135 crores.
Dwelling on the need for Telemedicine facility, Dr Jitendra Singh lamented that this aspect was not given desired attention in the country and said that now the time has come to revive it in a big way for free consultation from home particularly in rural areas. He said, guidelines already exist for empanelment of recognised doctors across India for tele-consultation of patients on a shift wise basis. He said that in his Lok Sabha Constituency of Udhampur-Kathua-Doda, tele-consultation facility has been established in the District Hospital at Kathua with all the Panchayats connected with it and it is being monitored on a regular basis.
Hailing the Ayushman Bharat Yojana as a unique and successful health insurance scheme launched by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in 2018, Dr. Jitendra Singh said the scheme has come at a critical juncture and COVID treatment was also included under the Yojana. He said with affordable and accessible quality health care, the Ayushman Yojana is the “world’s largest government funded healthcare program� targeting more than 50 crore beneficiaries.
Referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement of the National Digital Health Mission from the Red Fort last year, Dr Jitendra Singh said, it would revolutionise the health sector in the country. He said, NDHM will be a completely technology-based initiative and every Indian would get a Health ID card that would contain all relevant information about an individual’s medical conditions.

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