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National Rural Health Mission
Bahadur, Atul S
Bahadur, Atul S
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"While India today is in the forefront of healthcare, and we often hear of health tourism being a great revenue generator, the vast majority of Indians, especially in the rural areas, today lack even the basic health amenities. Even today “quacks” or “Docsaab”, who are former compounders of doctors or even the compounder’s assistants, rule the roost in such areas. Those in the government setup largely ignore such “quacks” as they are regularly paid off to turn a blind eye to their activities. It is common to have a person walking into a clinic and asking for a drip because of “weakness”. In a matter of 30-45 minutes, dextrose is pumped into that person alongwith injections of Avil and dexamethasone, he or she ends up paying some Rs 250 to 300 and leaves satisfied at having been treated well. Even the auxiliary nurse midwives (ANMs) and “dais” who are the “Doctorani” have well educated persons utilising their services for ante-natal services and deliveries. Against this background of grassroots realities, the National Rural Health Mission may have been launched to remove the dichotomy in healthcare. As it stands even today, the NRHM could have revolutionised healthcare delivery in India and been a role model for all the Third World to emulate. But this is not the case
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2010-07
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