Originally posted by: Wave.
Ok we all hear in the news some day or the outher people dyeing out of medical negligence and stuff.My Question is that when In Govt medical colleges there isnt enough teachers and faculty members then what kind of Doctors can one expect?Isnt it Goverments duty to make enough provisions that colleges are equipped with new technologies.Sometimes even the equipments are so outdated that there is no use of them.I am myself a medical student and our libraries are outdated,there isnt journals books etc available.
So who is to be held responsible The Govt or the Doctors.
No body can be held responsible. Things are the way they are because of numerous factors... not just the govt. or the doctors. Anyways,
Firstly, the quality of doctors needs to be checked at college level. The medical students should be given training in the tertiary healthcare sectors(consultative care) and also an improvement in their own college faculty, infrastructure, other amenities. OK, the training is imperative, and this training needs to be supervised by experienced doctors. This will improve the quality of medical students graduating.
The quality itself is poor. So, this fault can be checked this way.
Secondly, the generic drugs need to be introduced which are much cheaper and can be easily affordable, considering the poverty and the number of BPL families dwelling in this country that fail to even recieve a medical appointment in a good hospital.
Thirdly, the existing primary health care clinics/hospitals need to be upgraded in all spheres . Educated trained medical staff, sufficient equipments, technological medical devices and other medical facilities, infrastructure...need to be upgraded or even introduced.
Fourthly, grading and ranking of all the clinics, private, government hospitals by a specially appointed committee.
Fifthy, the hospitals need to update their progess, downfalls and all in a computer site, along with it's grading and other profilic details. People can refer to this, compare between the hospitals, take a decision.
Competitiveness and ranking will always lead to progess.
Sixthy, just by upgrading the existing medical health care centres will not work. New healthcare centres need to be set up for every 2000/1000 people. The urban-rural gradient is clearly visible in the distribution of medical health centres across the country. So, this(i think is a provision of UHC) is to be checked most essentially by seetting up centres for every 1000 people. THIS will really lead to a progessive healthcare - provided, the health care centres have trained faculty, required equipmentsm devices, infrastructure, medicines.
Lastly, have you heard of UHC? Universal Health Coverage, that was proposed by the HLEG(High Level Expert Group) the Govt has appointed? It's been on news for quite a long time :) It is by far one of the best things the Indian govt has come up with IMHO. I dont remember the complete details of this programme, but, do read about it. I think it'll really change the way the healthcare is...
Do not just say the govt isnt doing anything... the government is working towards better health care provisions for it's people, although at slow pace. Afterall, it's the government's loss if there's high mortality rate :)
Edited by Angel-likeDevil - 13 years ago
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