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Ditsa Bhattacharya
West Bengal CM Threatens Action Against Protesting Junior Doctors
13 Jun 2019
Medical services disrupted; team of striking doctors meets Governor.
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Faster Growth with Gujarat Model Is a Myth: Prabhat Patnaik
25 Apr 2019
Patnaik talks about how privatisation of essential services is one of the most harmful factors in regard with Indian economy.
WHO Watch Team
No Fencing Away For ‘Private-Collaborators’ : the New WHO Director General Pacifies the Private Sector
26 May 2018
The mandate of FENSA was for a framework that would protect the WHO from the undue influence of private actors in order to avoid conflicts of interest, and to keep the private sector at arm’s length.
Praneta Jha
National Health Protection Scheme: Difference Between ‘Coverage’ and ‘Care’
15 Feb 2018
The idea behind insurance schemes is to provide financial protection against increasing out-of-pocket expenditure amid an increasingly privatised and profit-oriented health ecosystem. Here’s why it…
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Fortis Overcharged Adya’s Family by Over 1700% on Medical Consumables, Finds Regulatory Body
16 Dec 2017
The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority had initiated a probe into allegations of overcharging by Jayant Singh, who was charged Rs 16 lakh for a 15-day dengue treatment that failed to save his…
P. Ambedkar
Private Hospitals Play With Lives for Profits
06 Dec 2017
Dr. Amit Sengupta talks about the need for government intervention to improve the healthcare system of our country. India falls in the bottom few when it comes to government spending on health.
Subodh Varma
Healthcare System in Shambles: Window To Real Gujarat – Part 1
27 Oct 2017
Doctors and nurses are not in position, sub standard medicines are being doled out, patients are crowded on beds and floors, and many ICUs have no equipment.
Prabhat Patnaik
MNCs and Third World States
18 Sep 2017
A spate of privatisation measures is reportedly imminent, with the Niti Aayog even suggesting a withdrawal of the government from the sphere of healthcare.
Biswajit Dhar
Private Greed vs. Public Interest: A Personal Account of the Healthcare Services in New Delhi
22 Oct 2016
We never feel agitated enough to stand up against the existing exploitation of the hapless patients when they seek health services, since we, the elite, are always able to ensure that we do not…
Amit Sengupta
Importance of Public Services in Health Care
22 Oct 2013
In India, as well as in many developing countries, there is wide acceptance that the present health care system needs serious reforms. There is, however, very limited consensus on the shape and…