Union Budget- Priorities for Health Sector

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  • A Marthanda Pillai Kerala University of Health Sciences image/svg+xml Author
  • Muhammed Shaffi Ananthapuri Hospitals, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala Author

Keywords:

Health expenditure, Universal health coverage, Health priorities

Abstract

India continues to be among the countries of the world that have a high burden of diseases, but with proportionately very poor public expenditure. If the proposed action plan aimed at Universal Health Coverage has to work out the new government has to take conscious decision to increase health care spending with general taxation as the primary source.

Author Biographies

  • A Marthanda Pillai, Kerala University of Health Sciences

    Indian Medical Association, New Delhi, India;  Director, Global Institute of Public Health, Thiruvananthapuram;

    Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon, Honorary Professor of Bioethics

  • Muhammed Shaffi, Ananthapuri Hospitals, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

    MBBS, MPH, MBA

    Assistant Professor, Global Institute of Public Health;

    Convener, Research Cell, Indian Medical Association Kerala State

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Published

2014-12-30

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Original Research

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