With people’s growing health awareness, there is a strong desire to avail better healthcare facilities. The Narendra Modi-led Government is encouraging the States to build a strong infrastructure and avail the best possible solutions. Madhya Pradesh is one such State focussing on boosting its health infrastructure, observe Mukul Kumar Mishra and Divakar Mukherjee of Elets News Network (ENN).
Many of us today observe healthcare to be as necessary as food and water are to life.
Amidst steep rise in noncommunicable diseases including diabetes, cardio-vascular and heart-related ailments, a lot of people are spending more on healthcare. Rising income-level of the middle class has also enabled them to avail best medical facilities from private healthcare providers.
With an aim to take healthcare to the last mile, a comprehensive effort is being made in association with State Governments to embrace modern technologies. It is also being looked upon as one of the largest sectors in terms of revenue and employment generation.
In a State like Madhya Pradesh, technology and latest innovations are turning instrumental in making people more aware of their health.
In this wake, the State Government is undertaking a number of initiatives to cater quality and cost-efficient healthcare facility to every citizen.
It is pertinent to mention that with initiatives like Ayushman Bharat programme, the Centre has tried to achieve the goal of universal healthcare coverage and aligned States to be a part of this health delivery bandwagon.
In an endeavour to enhance delivery of healthcare system, the Madhya Pradesh Government has reiterated its commitment towards making a tangible difference in healthcare. To provide accessible, quality and cost-efficient medical facilities to every strata of the society, the State Government has taken a slew of measures on every level i.e policy, schemes, and implementation.
This story is from the Nov 2018 edition of eHEALTH.
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