Industry body PHDCCI on Thursday said the health budget should be increased by 30-40 per cent as there is a growing need for health facilities and infrastructure across the country. Making the suggestion for the forthcoming Union Budget, Saket Dalmia, President of PHDCCI, said the budget for health has seen a rise of about 16 … Read more
For the National Health Mission, the budget allocation increased from Rs 36576 crore in 2021-22 to Rs 37,000 crore in 2022-23. The health sector has been allocated Rs 86200.65 crore in the Union Budget, a hike of 16 percent over Rs 73,931 crore in 2021-22, with the government also announcing a National Tele Mental Health … Read more
India’s particularly disastrous Covid-19 second wave-exposed the weakness of the public healthcare system. Lower budget allocation and growing socio-economic inequalities in India are disproportionately affecting health outcomes of marginalised groups due to the absence of Universal Health Coverage (UHC), Oxfam India said in a report. “Data shows that 65.7% of the households belonging to the … Read more