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Share your ideas for Implementation of Budget Initiatives for the Health Sector

Start Date :
Feb 20, 2021
Last Date :
Mar 31, 2021
23:45 PM IST (GMT +5.30 Hrs)
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A webinar on “Transforming the Health Sector: Union Budget 2021 – Strategies for Implementation” is being organized by the Department of Health & Family Welfare along with ...

A webinar on “Transforming the Health Sector: Union Budget 2021 – Strategies for Implementation” is being organized by the Department of Health & Family Welfare along with the Department of Health Research (DHR), M/o AYUSH and Department of Pharmaceuticals on 23rd February 2021 from 10.30 AM – 1.00PM. The webinar will enable sharing of the key highlights of the budget in respect of the health sector and broad strategies for implementation which build on and leverage reforms, enacted over the past few years. Invited experts will reflect on the challenges and opportunities for strengthening policy reform and implementation and provide suggestions on effective partnerships for positive outcomes. Experts are drawn from academia, research institutions, public health experts, Industry, State health officials, Directors of AIIMS, PGI, JIPMER, NIMHANS, other Central Government Institutions and representatives from FICCI, CII, ASOCHAM, PHD Chamber of Commerce, Healthcare Federation of India.

The key announcements in the Union Budget related to Health Sector are as follows and we seek ideas and suggestions from the public and other stakeholders on the same:

1. Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine to be rolled across the country
2. ₹35000 crore for Covid-19 Vaccine in 2021-22
3. Supplementary Nutrition Programme and Poshan Abhiyan to be merged and launched as Mission Poshan 2.0
4. Outlay ₹64180 crore over 6 years
5. Support for Health and Wellness centres
6. Setting up of Integrated Public Health Labs
7. Establishing critical care hospital blocks
8. Strengthening NCDC
9. Expanding integrated health information portal
10. National Commission for Allied Healthcare Professionals Bill
11. The National Nursing and Midwifery Commission

Click here for a detailed PPT on Budget Initiatives for the Health Sector

Last date of submission is 31st March 2021

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Gaytri B Kabra
Gaytri B Kabra 5 years 3 months ago
India is a land full of opportunities for players in the medical devices industry. The country has also become one of the leading destinations for high-end diagnostic services with tremendous capital investment for advanced diagnostic facilities, thus catering to a greater proportion of population. Besides, Indian medical service consumers have become more conscious towards their healthcare upkeep.
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Gaytri B Kabra 5 years 3 months ago
India is a land full of opportunities for players in the medical devices industry. The country has also become one of the leading destinations for high-end diagnostic services with tremendous capital investment for advanced diagnostic facilities, thus catering to a greater proportion of population. Besides, Indian medical service consumers have become more conscious towards their healthcare upkeep.
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Gaytri B Kabra 5 years 3 months ago
The number medical colleges in India increased to >560 in November 2020 from 412 in FY16. According to Sample Registration System Bulletin-2016, India has registered a 26.9% reduction in Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) since 2013. On December 14, 2020, eSanjeevani telemedicine service of the Health Ministry crossed 1 million (10 lakh) teleconsultations, since its launch, enabling patient-to-doctor consultations from the confines of their home, as well as doctor-to-doctor consultations.  
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Gaytri B Kabra 5 years 3 months ago
In Union Budget 2020 21, Rs. 35,600 crore (US$ 5.09 billion) has been allocated for nutrition-related programmes. The Government has announced Rs. 69,000 crore (US$ 9.87 billion) outlay for the health sector that is inclusive of Rs. 6,400 crore (US$ 915.72 million) for PMJAY in Union Budget 2020–21. The Government of India aims to increase healthcare spending to 3% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2022.
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Gaytri B Kabra
Gaytri B Kabra 5 years 3 months ago
The government plans to increase the number of research and COVID-19 RT-PCR labs to strengthen COVID-19 testing services by making COVID-19 testing affordable and more accessible to every citizen. In November 2020, a mobile COVID-19 RT-PCR lab was launched at the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) in New Delhi. The laboratory has NABL accreditation and is accredited by the ICMR.
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Gaytri B Kabra 5 years 3 months ago
In December 2020, the Union Cabinet approved a memorandum of understanding for cooperation between the Indian Government and the Ministry of Health of the Government of the Republic of Suriname in the field of health and medicine.
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Gaytri B Kabra
Gaytri B Kabra 5 years 3 months ago
India's competitive advantage lies in its large pool of well-trained medical professionals. India is also cost competitive compared to its peers in Asia and Western countries. The cost of surgery in India is about one-tenth of that in the US or Western Europe. India ranks 145 among 195 countries in terms of quality and accessibility of healthcare.
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Gaytri B Kabra 5 years 3 months ago
India's competitive advantage lies in its large pool of well-trained medical professionals. India is also cost competitive compared to its peers in Asia and Western countries. The cost of surgery in India is about one-tenth of that in the US or Western Europe. India ranks 145 among 195 countries in terms of quality and accessibility of healthcare.
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Gaytri B Kabra 5 years 3 months ago
Indian healthcare delivery system is categorised into two major components  public and private. The Government, i.e. public healthcare system, comprises limited secondary and tertiary care institutions in key cities and focuses on providing basic healthcare facilities in the form of primary healthcare centres (PHCs) in rural areas. The private sector provides majority of secondary, tertiary, and quaternary care institutions with major concentration in metros and tier I and tier II cities.
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Gaytri B Kabra 5 years 3 months ago
Healthcare has become one of India’s largest sector, both in terms of revenue and employment. Healthcare comprises hospitals, medical devices, clinical trials, outsourcing, telemedicine, medical tourism, health insurance and medical equipment. The Indian healthcare sector is growing at a brisk pace due to its strengthening coverage, services and increasing expenditure by public as well private players.
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