Saturday, 28 February 2015

Budget: Govt to raise public health spend to 2.5% of GDP

The health minister said that the draft policy has been circulated among all state governments and central government ministries for their comments and suggestion 

The draft National Health Policy (NHP) proposes to raise public health expenditure to 2.5% of the GDP, Health Minister JP Nadda said.
"The draft NHP proposes raising public health expenditure to 2.5 per cent of the GDP and the major source of financing for the health sector is envisaged to be general taxation," Nadda said in a written reply in Lok Sabha.

"It (NHP) proposes comprehensive primary care as an entitlement and healthcare for every family that links them to a primary care facility to be eligible for this package service," Nadda said.

To ensure the quality of medical education, a common entrance examination has been mooted on the pattern of NEET for entry into UG courses at all-India level institutes, Nadda said.

The minister added that the draft policy has been circulated among all state governments and central government ministries for their comments and suggestion 

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