January 31, 2020.

Topic: Health Infrastructure.

News: Patiala’s mother and child care unit lies in abeyance.

• The centre in Rajindra hospital at Patiala cuts a sorry figure as it is not being put to use.

The reasons are:-

• Infrastructural shortcomings.
• The dearth of oxygen supply.
• Lack of proper air conditioning system.
• 60 crore was spent to construct the new facilities in the hospital in 2017.
• Only a few rooms on the ground floor were being used.

These shortcomings highlight deeper issues:-

• The lack of a political will could be seen as the government can be seen as being ignorant of the needs of the health infrastructure.
• It also shows a lack of awareness on the part of the public as many of them continue to rely on costly private sector hospitals.
• Lack of dedicated funds and an action-oriented plan to deal with the infrastructural shortcomings.
• Lack of a state health policy with a proper vision for the state’s citizens’ overall welfare.

Solutions:-

• A state action plan on health could be made with the help of NITI AAYOG.
• Corporate social responsibility Funds could be made available for bridging the financial gap.
• The quality of equipment and health staff should be of the best quality.
• Availablity of fine quality medicines at cheap prices should also be made available.

(Source:-The Tribune)

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