As per the reports released by the Union ministry of health and family welfare, it shows that Rajasthan had among the lowest total health expenditure per capita which is Rs 2,943. The report is of National Health Accounts 2014-15. Government has spent Rs 6,511 crore on health in 2014-15 that makes Rs 904 per capita.
There are certain health issues which the people of Rajasthan are facing like high infant mortality rate, high maternal mortality ratio and high fertility rate. It is also mentioned that India ranks among the 20% of countries with the least spending on health.
Suggestions to Rajasthan for improvement in Health care
Well… it has been demanded from state government of Rajasthan to allocate Rs2,000 per capita annually for health care. There should be good infrastructure and personnel at Public health institutions to meet Indian Public Health Standards by 2018-end. There are expenses which are out of out-of-pocket. Hence, there should be reduction in them. It is also demanded that Rajasthan government must initiate universal free treatment for all.
Government hospitals should not be transferred to Private ones
It is also asked that government health institutions should not be handed over to private operators. There is argument by the government that they are unable to run hospitals without help of private sector. Government hospitals claim that are unable to provide standard services like private ones.
