Ayushman bharat PMJAY healthcare act universal healthcare

Ayushman bharat PMJAY healthcare act universal healthcare

Written by Abhay Shukla |Updated: April 19, 2019 8:51:12 am

The writer is a National Convenor, Jan Swasthya Abhiyan

Paradigm shift to universal healthcare is not unrealistic, requires political will

We can confirm that health is making an impact on the political scene, when on the one hand, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches the Ayushman Bharat scheme a year before the elections and on the other hand, the Congress’s manifesto carries the party’s pledge to enact a Right to Healthcare Act.

We can confirm that health is making an impact on the political scene, when on the one hand, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches the Ayushman Bharat scheme a year before the elections (Express Photo: Praveen Khanna)

The good news is that health has arrived on the country’s political agenda. The bad news is that health systems are in critical condition and there is significant public discontent over the lack of quality and affordable healthcare.