2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'The realization of Universal Health Coverage requires adequate
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healthcare financing and human resources to provide financial protection
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to the economically disadvantaged population by covering their medicine,
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diagnostics, and service costs. Conventionally, inadequate public
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healthcare financing and the lack of skilled human resources are
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considered as the major barriers towards achieving UHC in India. To
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strengthen the Indian healthcare system, there has been significant
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increase budgetary allocation towards healthcare, a national health
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protection scheme targeting low-income households, upgrading of primary
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health-care and expansion of the health work-force. Nevertheless, an
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evolving paradigm for improving holistic health, sanitation, nutrition,
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gender equity, drug accessibility and affordability, innovative
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initiatives in national health programs for reduction of maternal
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deaths, tuberculosis and HIV burden and the utilization of information
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technology in healthcare provision of the underserved and the
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marginalized is gaining rapid acceleration. These represent a genuine
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innovation towards fulfillment of UHC goals for India.'
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affiliation: 'Garg, S (Corresponding Author), Maulana Azad Med Coll, Dept Community
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Med, New Delhi, India.
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Garg, Suneela, Maulana Azad Med Coll, Dept Community Med, New Delhi, India.'
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author: Garg, Suneela
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author-email: gargsuneela@gmail.com
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author_list:
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- family: Garg
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given: Suneela
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.4103/ijph.IJPH\_221\_18
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eissn: 2229-7693
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files: []
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issn: 0019-557X
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journal: INDIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
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keywords: Health financing; India; public health; universal health coverage
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language: English
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month: JUL-SEP
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number: '3'
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number-of-cited-references: '13'
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pages: 167-170
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papis_id: 362cddd3ffe76d7338d2d07ea7da5215
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ref: Garg2018universalhealth
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times-cited: '6'
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title: 'Universal Health Coverage in India: Newer Innovations and the Role of Public
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Health'
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000455913000002
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usage-count-last-180-days: '1'
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usage-count-since-2013: '7'
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volume: '62'
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web-of-science-categories: Public, Environmental \& Occupational Health
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year: '2018'
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