Quality Healthcare Must Reach the Last Person in Society: Lok Sabha Speaker
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Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, inaugurating Ashoka Health City in Nashik (Maharashtra), said quality and affordable healthcare must reach the last person in society
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Called for government-private partnership across healthcare delivery, research and innovation; private participation is yielding results — new medical colleges, stronger infrastructure, emphasis on research alongside treatment of serious diseases
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Cited government steps: expanded medical infrastructure, increased medical college seats, and flagship initiatives such as Ayushman Bharat
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Recalled India's COVID-19 vaccine development as proof of domestic scientific capability; urged medical institutions to prepare for existing and emerging diseases
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Called for research and innovation centres in universities and colleges, intensified efforts to reduce infant mortality, and private expansion of healthcare with a spirit of social responsibility
🎯 UPSC Relevance: GS2 (health governance, public-private partnership in health, universal health coverage); useful quotes/arguments for Mains answers on last-mile healthcare delivery
🔑 Key Term: Ayushman Bharat — the government's flagship health initiative comprising PM-JAY (health insurance of ₹5 lakh per family per year) and Health & Wellness Centres for comprehensive primary care
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