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Meri saheli magazine online
Meri saheli magazine online Published this article This reflects Indias lowest public expenditure to health subsector. Even National Health Policy 2017 speaks of just targeting 2.5% of GDP to be spent on health. Consequently Indian people usually do not have access to quality health services. India committed earlier for universal health care (UHC) coverage by 2030 by raising public funding from 1.26% of IGDP to 2.5% by 2025-about 70% of this is to be meant for primary healthcare. Similarly Indias per capita public expenditure on health in nominal terms is just Rs. 1657 (2018-19)-much lower than that in Sri Lanka (Rs. 5000) and Indonesia (Rs. 3500). Third against WHO norm of doctor to population ratio of 11000 India has very lower ratio of 11404 (2021 February) in rural India the situation is worse 111000 (2019). In addition as per the WHO norm (2016) of 44.5 health workers per 10000 population to achieve SDGs and UHC India has its half only-and health system has far less health workers especially doctors. Most PHCs/Health Centers are almost defunct in many north Indian states only the ASHA workers pharmacists nurses etc sometimes visit there further there are no facilities like beds medicines pathological tests etc there meri saheli magazine subscription.