The National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has released the key indicators of Social Consumption in India: Health, generated from the data collected during the period January to June 2014 in its 71st round survey.
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This report is the first of its kind to measure health service coverage and financial protection to assess countries’ progress towards universal health coverage.
Lagos — The Lagos State House of Assembly has passed the State Health Insurance Bill. The bill now awaits the approval of Governor Babatunde Fashola to become a law.
The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare will next year table the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) Bill in Parliament for discussion before being approved into law.
With the exception of Canada, all countries with universal health insurance systems provide universal coverage of prescription drugs. Progress toward universal public drug coverage in Canada has been slow, in part because of concerns about the potential costs. We sought to estimate the cost of implementing universal public coverage of prescription drugs in Canada.
With India’s low life expectancy largely reflecting deaths from preventable diseases, the most significant gains in health would come from population-wide preventive measures. Access to public health care services varies substantially, resulting in many people turning to private-sector providers who mainly serve those who can pay.
