Health Sector
- Several new initiatives have been envisaged during
12th Plan period.
- Strengthening of Sub-Centres, which
are the first port of call for the community for healthcare services in
the remotest and inaccessible areas by providing additional manpower.
- The District Hospitals would be equipped to become strong hubs for
advanced secondary and multi-speciality care.
- To cope with the
increasing load at government facilities, 20,000 additional beds for
mothers and children have been approved for District Hospitals and
Community Health Centres.
- It is proposed to introduce universal
screening for all children for disease, disability and deficiency which
would be followed up by free treatment where required.
- Medicines
account for 70% of out of pocket expenditure. It is proposed to ensure
availability of free generic medicines to everyone coming to a
government health facility.
- Another area would be the launch of an
urban health initiative to address health concerns of urban poor
specially those living in the urban slums.
