New Delhi: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday urged states to increase their healthcare spending to a minimum 8% of their budget, with an aim to meet the goals of National Health Policy 2017. This would increase the health spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2025, the health minister said. The CCHFW meeting was aimed at building consensus on national health priorities i.e. Universal Health Coverage (UHC) through Ayushman Bharat, eliminating TB and other priority agenda such as strengthening medical infrastructure. Besides increasing health budget, the government deliberated on engaging the private sector in healthcare.

Source: Mint October 10, 2019 12:00 UTC