In this episode of the Perspective Prog. based on ‘Booster for Health Infra’. As the Covid pandemic continues to wage on, people have started prioritising their health over most things. This pandemic, especially during the Delta wave, exposed several gaps in the healthcare system and infrastructure. In view of these challenges, the government announced various policies like PLI scheme for domestic manufacturing of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and the National Digital Health Mission. In the Union Budget for the financial year 2021-22, an amount of Rs. 2,23,846 Crore was allocated for expenditure on ‘Health and Wellness Sector’. This comes to about 6.43% of total Budget provision. The National Health Policy, 2017 also envisages raising Government health expenditure to 2.5% of GDP in a time-bound manner. The healthcare industry is expecting a rise in the Centre’s budgetary allocation towards the sector and more public-private partnerships to strengthen indigenous manufacturing of essential equipment. How can the health infrastructure be further strengthened and what should be key focus areas in the Health sector for the forthcoming Budget.
Guest:-
1. Preeti Sudan, Former Health Secretary, GoI
2. Dr. Naresh Trehan, Chairman and Managing Director, Medanta
3. Krishnan Ramachandran, MD & CEO, Max Bupa Health Insurance
Anchor:- Vishal Dahiya
Producer:- Amit Srivastava, Sagheer Ahmad
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