NEW DELHI: The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health has stated that a sustainable pricing model could have prevented many Covid deaths in the country, as inadequate beds in government hospitals and the absence of specific guidelines for treatment amid the The increase in cases resulted in private hospitals charging exorbitant fees.
Committee Chairman Ram Gopal Yadav virtually presented the report on ‘Covid-19 pandemic outbreak and its management’ to Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu, the first of any parliamentary panel on the government’s handling of the pandemic .
Underlining that health spending in the country with a population of 1.3 billion is “abysmally low,” the panel said the fragility of India’s health ecosystem poses a major obstacle to generating an effective response against the pandemic.
“The committee, therefore, strongly recommends that the government increase its investments in the public health system and make consistent efforts to achieve the goals of the National Health Policy of spending up to 2.5% of GDP in two years, since the deadline for 2025 is far away and public health cannot be compromised until then, “the report says.
The committee has recommended that post-Covid clinics be established. “Even among people who recover, complications are you wild and severe. Therefore, there should be regular and comprehensive monitoring among people,” he suggested.
Stating that the public had to suffer trauma and distress due to the absence of a dedicated healthcare system, the committee noted that the number of government hospital beds in the country was not adequate to handle the growing number of Covid patients and not Covid.
Emphasizing the need for a better partnership between the government and private hospitals in the wake of the pandemic and the shortage of state health facilities, the report said: “The committee is of the opinion that arriving at a sustainable pricing model to treat the Covid patients could have prevented many deaths. ” The committee believes that health care should move towards universal health coverage.
Committee Chairman Ram Gopal Yadav virtually presented the report on ‘Covid-19 pandemic outbreak and its management’ to Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu, the first of any parliamentary panel on the government’s handling of the pandemic .
Underlining that health spending in the country with a population of 1.3 billion is “abysmally low,” the panel said the fragility of India’s health ecosystem poses a major obstacle to generating an effective response against the pandemic.
“The committee, therefore, strongly recommends that the government increase its investments in the public health system and make consistent efforts to achieve the goals of the National Health Policy of spending up to 2.5% of GDP in two years, since the deadline for 2025 is far away and public health cannot be compromised until then, “the report says.
The committee has recommended that post-Covid clinics be established. “Even among people who recover, complications are you wild and severe. Therefore, there should be regular and comprehensive monitoring among people,” he suggested.
Stating that the public had to suffer trauma and distress due to the absence of a dedicated healthcare system, the committee noted that the number of government hospital beds in the country was not adequate to handle the growing number of Covid patients and not Covid.
Emphasizing the need for a better partnership between the government and private hospitals in the wake of the pandemic and the shortage of state health facilities, the report said: “The committee is of the opinion that arriving at a sustainable pricing model to treat the Covid patients could have prevented many deaths. ” The committee believes that health care should move towards universal health coverage.
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