more-inThe State government, which has opposed NITI Aayog’s proposal on privatising portions of well-functioning district hospitals, believes that it is too heavily loaded in favour of the private sector, while all risk is to be borne by the government. Speaking to The Hindu, Health and Family Welfare Minister K.R. The government has to provide physical space, infrastructure, support facilities, and hospital amenities to the private operators. The UHC is aimed at catering to primary, secondary, and tertiary care services out of the State funds by amalgamating all the schemes of the Health Department. Tie-ups with hospitals such as Kidwai Cancer Institute, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiology, and Victoria hospitals would boost the performance of government specialists, he argued.

Source: The Hindu November 30, 2017 19:18 UTC