Need to improve medical delivery system: Govt

The government today stressed on the need for "radically" improving the medical delivery system and make healthcare provisions patient centric.
Health secretary C K Mishra said re-engineering the three pillars - people, processes and technology are the key to provide quality healthcare to all.
He was speaking at the annual healthcare conference, 'FICCI HEAL' on the theme 'Re-engineering Indian Healthcare' organised by FICCI in association with National Health Mission.
"There was a need to radically improve the medical delivery system, make the provision of healthcare patient centric and reassess the fundamentals of domestic healthcare system in India," Mishra was quoted by a FICCI statement as saying.

There was a need to bring in new technology and adapt it according to the requirements of the Indian healthcare system, the health secretary said, adding that re-engineering in thought process was also needed to bridge the gap between the available technology and its use.
Mishra said the public and private sectors must work in tandem to scale up innovations in the sector and reach out affordable and quality healthcare to all.

He said the states like Andhra Pradesh and others have been innovating and experimenting new healthcare models that need to be replicated and scaled up.
Noting that government alone could not provide healthcare to all, Mishra said the active participation of the private sector is also needed.

He said the stakeholders should encourage 'Make in India' in fields of medical devices and pharma.