National Health Policy 2015: Mapping the Gaps

The draft National Health Policy 2015 is an improvement over its predecessors—the policies of 1984 and 2002. However, it also reveals several gaps, inconsistencies and blind spots which tend to dilute otherwise constructive proposals. The purpose of this article is to open up the draft to further pu...

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Published in:Economic and political weekly 2015-09, Vol.50 (36), p.21-23
Main Author: FORUM FOR MEDICAL ETHICS SOCIETY
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activists
COMMENTARY
Cooperation
Councils
Economic growth
Expenditures
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
Health care policy
Health policy
Medical ethics
Medical research
Population
Public health
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Summary:The draft National Health Policy 2015 is an improvement over its predecessors—the policies of 1984 and 2002. However, it also reveals several gaps, inconsistencies and blind spots which tend to dilute otherwise constructive proposals. The purpose of this article is to open up the draft to further public debate and comment.
ISSN:0012-9976
2349-8846