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According to the report by the
Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy (CDDEP) in the US 65 per cent of health expenditure is out-of-pocket, and
such expenditures push some 57 million people into poverty each year.
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India there is one government doctor for every 10,189 people but according the
World Health Organization (WHO) recommends a ratio of 1:1,000), or a deficit of
600,000 doctors.
REASONS
1) Lack of proper medical trained staff.
2) Lack of infrastructure to provide training.
3) Insufficient allocation of funds i.e, poor GDP allocation.
4) Loopholes in administration.
.1) Lack of proper medical trained staff.
2) Lack of infrastructure to provide training.
3) Insufficient allocation of funds i.e, poor GDP allocation.
4) Loopholes in administration.
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National
Medical Commission Bill,2019
The Bill seeks to repeal the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 and provide for a medical education system which ensures
1) availability of adequate and high quality medical professionals
2) Entrance examinations: There will be a uniform National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test for admission to under-graduate and post-graduate super-speciality medical education in all medical institutions regulated under the Bill. The NMC will specify the manner of conducting common counselling for admission in all such medical institutions.
3) The Bill proposes a common final year undergraduate examination called the National Exit Test for the students graduating from medical institutions to obtain the license for practice. This test will also serve as the basis for admission into post-graduate courses at medical institutions under this Bill.
4) Under the Bill, the central government will constitute a Medical Advisory Council.
5) The Bill sets up autonomous boards under the supervision of the NMC
6) the Under-Graduate Medical Education Board (UGMEB)
7) Post-Graduate Medical Education Board (PGMEB)
The Bill seeks to repeal the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 and provide for a medical education system which ensures
1) availability of adequate and high quality medical professionals
2) Entrance examinations: There will be a uniform National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test for admission to under-graduate and post-graduate super-speciality medical education in all medical institutions regulated under the Bill. The NMC will specify the manner of conducting common counselling for admission in all such medical institutions.
3) The Bill proposes a common final year undergraduate examination called the National Exit Test for the students graduating from medical institutions to obtain the license for practice. This test will also serve as the basis for admission into post-graduate courses at medical institutions under this Bill.
4) Under the Bill, the central government will constitute a Medical Advisory Council.
5) The Bill sets up autonomous boards under the supervision of the NMC
6) the Under-Graduate Medical Education Board (UGMEB)
7) Post-Graduate Medical Education Board (PGMEB)
Putting
the plan on execution would achieve tremendous results in health care
transformation in India.
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