With an aim to bridge the gap between demand and supply of the healthcare system, the Union government is approaching the private sector. Speaking at the 44th convocation of All India Institute Of Medical Science on Saturday, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh focused on the ways to improve the quality of healthcare through primary, secondary, and tertiary healthcare systems. The Union Home Minister stated that though the government has successfully overcome many health challenges, there are many health frontiers that still need to be conquered in the country such as malaria. Medical teachers will also be closely involved in policy planning, regulation and enforcement of standards in medical education," said Nadda. The Health Minister stated that India faces the dual burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases unlike many other countries which have to address only one of these, and that the government is moving forward on various internationally mandated health indices.

Source: dna December 04, 2016 02:48 UTC