Mansukh Madaviya, who gave this speech on Monday while inaugurating a multi-speciality outpatient and inpatient (ODD/IPD) blocks at the Lady Hardine Medical college and associated hospital in Delhi said that the central government has said to work holistically in the healthcare sector, establishing a synergy between preventive healthcare and modern medical facilities. Other than that, it would also work to reduce the cost of treatment of the poor and also make efforts to rapidly increase the number of doctors.
The health minister further added, “Whose responsibility is it to ensure health facilities for the people? State Governments, Central Government and Health workers force… We are all stakeholders…It is the demand of time to make health accessible and affordable.”
He also remarked that it is Jan Bhandari which is the most important implementation of any action plan, programme, or scheme made by the Government of India. “Making health accessible, affordable and patient-friendly is very important. Our efforts need to be in the direction of advancement of the nation; the nation should always come first”, he said.
IPD block will increase the bed strength of Lady Hardinge from 877 to more than 1000 beds. In addition to that, the IPD beds would be equipped with a highly sophisticated CT scanner. The OPD block will have the additional features of holistic healthcare; all medical and surgical specialities would be present- Ayurveda, Yoga, Naturopathy etc.
Dr Mansukh Mandviya further added the role of states in healthcare and said that states played a very crucial role in the implementation of any programme made by the centre. “All states are implementing one or the other best practice – how can it be implemented universally – it was discussed extensively and on the basis of that a roadmap of the health sector will be drafted for the next 25 years,” he added.
Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar, a Minister of State, said that better health facilities are not only treatment oafforf diseases, but also promote equality and provide facilities to people who cannot afford them. “When the poor get affordable and quality treatment, their faith in the system gets stronger,” she added further.
