Dr.Srinivasa Raju

Rather than commission of various regulations for qualified doctors, i am concerned more about so many issues that are omitted by the NMC! Why did NMC omit the serious issues like prohibition of  quackery,crosspathy&mixopathy and bridge courses? Why did NMC omit the rights of doctors? Why did NMC omit addressing the issues of rampant violence? When NMC is quasi-judicial & LEARNED MEDICAL BODY, why is there a need for CPA and civil litigations? Why did NMC omit the addressing of prolonged working hours that could affect the clinical judgment of the doctors? Why did NMC omit the addressing of insecure working places & disparity in stipend?  Why did NMC omit the addressing of deficit infrastructure that has been crippling the right treatment at right time? When responsibilities are prescribed, it's natural justice to highlight and assure the rights also! ------------------------ the above questions raised in my mind after going through the draft code. The National Med...

Vital Stats National Family Health Survey 5 Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya released the National Report of the fifth round of National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) in the presence of Shri Bhupendrabhai Patel, Chief Minister of Gujarat and Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, at the 'Swasthya Chintan Shivir' being held at Vadodara, Gujarat ON 5Th.May-2022.    The NFHS-5 survey work has been conducted in around 6.37 lakh sample households from 707 districts  of the country from 28 States and 8 UTs, covering 7,24,115 women and 1,01,839 men to provide dis-aggregated estimates up to district level.  The national report also provides data by socio-economic and other background characteristics; useful for policy formulation and effective programme implementation. indicators related to: (i) population, (ii) health and nutrition, (iii) access to infrastructure, and (iv) gender. The scope of NFHS...

The government's regulation policies, taxes, user charges shall be framed in such a way, that "Small hospitals (20 &BELOW 20BEDS) must be categorized separately and count them as a sensitive & precious entity that should be protected& encouraged with soft loans, waiving of all type of taxes, regulations, user charges and CPA.  The corporate hospital bloom in our country is inevitable as commercialization in other sectors is unstoppable. But unfortunately, these corporate hospitals and small hospitals have been put on equal firing line by the government through its retrograde policies and acts like CPA act, CE ACT, fire safety rules, biosafety rules and new medical education & professional practice policies.  The next major stumbling block is affordability and reachability of care in our country especially of rural India.  Affordability is a hindrance in ensuring healthcare.  Effective implementation of government schemes, allocation of funds, affordab...

 Even after 75yrs of independence, the country's Health-scape has been riddled with so many short-comings. Meager allocation of funds, wrong priorities, skewed distribution of healthcare centers, medical colleges and human resources along with the most notable problem of  health illiteracy and the largest pool of BPL people. "Affordable and reachable care with Right treatment @Right time" is the target. What steps can be taken to make health facilities accessible to the poor? In today’s time, both pollution and population are increasing at an alarming rate, which has lead to multiple health issues. The poor among all are the worst affected. To improve the quality of health among the poor, educating (HEALTH EDUCATION & PROPAGANDA) the poor is the first step. Diseases such as jaundice and diarrhea are caused by consumption of unclean water. The government should ensure that the quality of water supplied in the areas where the poor live is clean and healthy. Since the po...