Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram ( JSSK ) have made a remarkable difference . Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matrutva Abhiyan ( PMSMA ) focuses on the provision of good antenatal care and identification and management of high-risk pregnancies . Last decade witnessed the launch of a centrally-sponsored Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana ( AB PM-JAY ) which is the largest government funded health insurance scheme in the world .
Does India have enough skilled medical professionals ? What would be the best strategy to improve doctor / nurses : patient ratio ?
The Indian healthcare sector is facing a crisis of skilled medical professionals . The country has over one million modern medicine doctors for treating its population of over 1.3 billion . While recent statistics do show some improvement in the doctor-to-patient ratio or the skilledhealthcare-workers ratio to population , still there remains an issue of lack of access to timely healthcare . The government on its part is working on concerned areas to increase the number of skilled professionals in the healthcare space . By 2024 , it aims to reach a ratio of one doctor for every 1,000 people . The country would need 2.07 million more doctors by 2030 to achieve a 1:1,000 ratio . Currently , our country has 1.7 nurses per 1,000 people as against the World Health Organization ( WHO ) norm of 3 nurses per 1000 . Also , mid-level providers need to be trained to practice medicine in order to bolster primary care . In addition , public-private-partnership is needed to meet the gap in the human resources .
The government is working in all possible ways to increase the number of skilled healthcare professionals . For this , it has given a nod to converting district hospitals into medical Colleges , setting up government medical Colleges to be attached to existing district or referral hospitals . This exercise will improve tertiary care in the government sector , increase the availability of qualified healthcare professionals , promote affordable medical education among others .
Key public health challenges that deserve immediate attention ? Your expectations from the policymakers ?
The union government has already launched a very good health scheme- Ayushman Bharatthat provides Rs 5 lakh insurance cover to the poor making healthcare affordable and accessible to them . Realistic pricing , however , needs to be brought into effect , which will make
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