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Maharashtra’s proposed Public Health Manifesto-2024

Content Editor: Dr. Tanya Tanu

January 24, 2024 at 12:30:00 PM

Health for All, Jan Swasthya Abhiyaan, Ayushmaan Bharat

Content Editor: Dr. Tanya Tanu

  • Maharashtra-based Jan Arogya Abhiyan seeks to advocate the “Right to Health Care and Health for All”. 

  • The Abhiyan is actively partaking in drawing up the ‘People’s Health Manifesto-2024’ in collaboration with frontline workers and health activists.

  • Current Scenario:

  1. Maharashtra’s health budget allocations are among India’s lowest.

  2. The Ayushman Bharat scheme falls short of providing comprehensive coverage.

  3. Health workers face immense pressure to meet government-imposed data targets, hampering their clinical and fieldwork.

  4. Lack of manpower and resources.

  • The ‘People’s Health Manifesto-2024’s recommendations include:

  1. Boosting public health expenditure.

  2. Elevating the scope, quality, sensitivity, and accountability of services.

  3. Adopting the Tamil Nadu model for pharmaceutical procurement.

  4. Institutionalizing community-based monitoring and health service planning.

  5. Prioritizing mental health services.

  6. Crafting policies for various marginalized social groups.

  7. Establishing a universal health system, mirroring Thailand’s model, and ensuring fair and free healthcare for all.

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