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Vaibhavi AgrawalAIR 35· 2023

Question 17GS2GS2

Besides legislation, the vast framework of 'right to health' in India demands plugging of social, financial, and infrastructural gaps. Examine. (Answer in 250 words)

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Introduction

Right to health for all. Refers to availing entire basic necessity and facility of healthcare to all citizens irrespective of anything.

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Main Body

Example: Rajasthan govt. drafted the Bill for right to health for all. Decreasing the mortality rate. It is for. To ensure equal right to avail healthcare children and women. Requirements of right to health for all - all out of pocket expends to cures citizens. It is duty of state to ensure healthcare to its citizens.

b Financial - Right to health for all requires state to increase its expenditure upon health which India is short of. Data - Indian govt. currently spend (upto 12/c of GDP) upon healthcare. c Infrastructural gaps - There is an adequacy of required infrastructure like bed, machine to diagnosis, ICU, neglect atogy in hospital. Besides there is limited hospitals in female cases. d Legislative gap - There is no laws to ensure right to health for all. Solution to ensure the fulfilling of gaps: a Integrating AYUSH with mainstream healthcare. b Ensuring full coverage and targeting of poised like YM Ayushman Bharat to remote areas, special focus should be given to schedule tribes.

c Using telemedicine to reduce the gap of infrastructure and finances. Example: Telemedicine was very useful during COVID-19 lockdown. d Slow and gradual coverage of profile to ensure no one pressure upon state. e Ensuring more to budget allocation to healthcare. Global aim is of 5% of GDP. Wealth is nothing without health. For India to become a Vibhag Bharat by 2047, healthcare should be revolutionized.

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Conclusion

Wealth is nothing without health. For India to become a Vibhag Bharat by 2047, healthcare should be revolutionized.

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Topper

Vaibhavi Agrawal

AIR 352023

Subject & Paper

GS2GS2

Topic

Welfare Schemes for Vulnerable Sections - Performance, Mechanisms, Laws and Institutions

Healthcare and Right to Health

Right to Health - Framework and Implementation

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