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Measure which could be taken to improve health sector upsc

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The main objectives of the National Health Policy...

To achieve Universal Health Coverage by assuring the availability of free, comprehensive primary health care services, ensuring improved access and affordability, of quality secondary and tertiary care, achieving a significant reduction in out of pocket expenditure due to health care costs.

1. To make a predictable, efficient, patient-centric, affordable and effective health care system.
2. Bringing in healthy and vital private sector contribution.
3. Bring a policy thrust by –
4. By increasing public investment (raise it to 5% of the GDP).
5. To coordinate various non-health departments to improve the environment for health (by linking areas like – Swatch Bharath, balanced diet, reduced stress at workplace, Yatri Suraksha etc).
6. Incorporating health education as part of the curriculum, promoting hygiene and safe health practices within the school environs and by acting as a site of primary health care and also promoting healthy practices via AYUSH and Yoga at workplaces and schools.
7. Organising public health care delivery.
8. To enhance National health programs.
9. Utilising the potential of AYUSH and mainstreaming it.
10. Improving women health and addressing gender violence.Initiatives like Janani Suraksha Yojana, new norms of addressing domestic violence, family planning program etc. can go a long way.
11. Enhancing tertiary care services – via specialized consultative and intensive care facilities, tertiary services via advanced medical colleges and health institutes.
12. Improving the healthcare personals by-
13. providing better health education
14. incentivising doctors for rural services
15. enhancing nursing and other paramedical services
16. developing and encouraging ASHA volunteers.
17. Collaborating with non-governmental organisations and private sector to –
18. Train, encourage skill development programs
19. Utilise and direct Corporate social responsibility into health investments
20. Encourage the personnel training in mental health care and disaster management etc.
21. Establishing a strong regulatory framework to include regulation of clinical establishments, professional and technical education, food safety, medical technologies, medical products, clinical trials, research and implementation of other health-related laws.
22. Involving and providing more role to local self-governments, bringing in decentralisation and enhancing accountability of government institutions to ensure effective efficient delivery of services.