India’s Health Deserves More Fund Allocation: Experts

Insiders say funding from the government towards health in India is now low, in the range of 1.6-1.8 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product. This can be said to be next to nothing compared to what we really need.

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As of now, it really is being hastened by Dr. Harsh Mahajan, Chairman of the FICCI Health Services Committee, and Founder & Chief Radiologist at Mahajan Imaging Labs.

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He has also spoken about the importance of diagnostic and preventive healthcare. He bats for the minuscule amount of customs duty on life-saving equipment and diagnostic reagents and machines.

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Just think of the help that would come of that! It also completely defeats the purpose with regard to Goods and Services Taxes.

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First, he emphasized that more funds were needed to really ensure that primary, secondary, and tertiary care reached the doorstep of the rural population.

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She is advocating for a national level of control program for Thalassemia, just like that of Sickle Cell Anaemia.

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