Ep 4: Is Universal Health Coverage the right move for post-pandemic India?

Health is a basic right. And despite our constitution saying so, India is struggling to give its citizens fair and equal access to quality health care. Depending on your source, stats say that anywhere between a third to three-quarter of today's Indian citizens fall below the poverty line.    A health care system that goes by 'Universal Health Coverage' has been adopted by 32 countries around the world as of 2020. It promises medical services to all citizens at affordable rates, such that health expenses don't drive patients into financial ruin. While India's Ayushman Bharat program is on the right track, the current health systems are largely inaccessible to non-urban India. A lack of state regulation has made it hard to unify public and private health players to hop on the "Quality Health for All" bandwagon.    In our fourth episode, we speak to two experts – a lead campaigner for equality & access to essential services at Oxfam India, Anjela Taneja, and seasoned health care management professional, Managing Director and CEO of Thyrocare Dr Velumani – about whether "UHC" will benefit India once the coronavirus pandemic blows over.

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