NEW DELHI: As the current G20 presidency, India is committed to ensuring equitable access to healthcare for all. A value-based healthcare system is also emphasized in India.
“With the G20 presidency, we will work together to empower countries by fostering knowledge sharing, leading to the development of effective policies that support accessible, affordable and quality health care for citizens around the world. We can have the opportunity to create multilateral cooperation between countries,” Family Welfare Bharati Pravin Pawar said recently.
Pandemics have highlighted serious health-related problems with detrimental consequences for the future. Recent health hazards have made it imperative to ensure equitable access to high-quality, affordable and accessible health services for all, regardless of boundaries.
Here, the first health working group meeting under India’s G20 presidency has been highly effective in addressing systemic vulnerabilities and inequalities, as well as advocating for holistic and universal health and well-being. proved to be relevant.
The conference resonated broadly with health priorities such as emergencies, prevention, preparedness, enhanced cooperation, and digital health innovations and solutions. This is especially the case when the situation in low- and middle-income countries is concerned because of limited and uneven health care systems.
Recognizing that pandemic policy must be a crucial part of our health policy is critical to our preparedness and wellbeing, as today’s health crisis will lead to tomorrow’s enormous economic crisis in an interconnected world. It is becoming an integral part of the response agenda.
The 2023 budget also announced a number of measures to meet future health challenges. 157 new nursing colleges are proposed to be co-located with 157 existing medical colleges established since 2014.
A mission to eradicate sickle cell anemia by 2047 will also be launched, which will require universal screening of 70 million people in the 0-40 year old group.
For medical research, select ICMR lab facilities will be made available for research by public and private medical college departments and private sector R&D teams, fostering collaborative research and innovation. news reported.
Pawar said India intends to increase the pace of value-based healthcare implementation and accelerate efforts to reach the goal of universal health coverage.
She added, “For centuries, traditional medicine has played an important role in promoting health in communities around the world and continues to be a first port of call and an important resource for individuals.” There is
She said that traditional medicine is gaining worldwide recognition as an effective tool for pain management, and that it also holds a lot of promise against antibiotic resistance.
New programs are also planned through the Center of Excellence to promote pharmaceutical research and innovation. The government also plans to encourage the pharmaceutical industry to invest in research and development in specific priority areas.
The budget also placed the center’s emphasis on integrating the Ayush system with the national health ecosystem. Therefore, with a focus on promoting evidence-based research of the Ayush system through the Ayush Research Council, the total allocation to Ayush province increased by 20% to Rs 364.7 billion.
Aimed at equipping countries with robust health systems to face the next health emergency, as the G20 health conference and the 2023 budget focus almost simultaneously on expanding health services. , the foundation and framework for a global health architecture seems to be taking shape. (Ani)
