Universal health and generic medicines (Hindi)

This episode of Ek Duniya Ek Awaaz is based on the issue of universal health coverage and generic drugs. When we talk about universal coverage of health facilities then it is related to availability and easy access of hospitals, doctors, medical equipment and essential medicines. In India, people mostly depend on the private health facilities that lead them towards poverty. Dr K Srinath Reddy, President, Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) spoke to OneWorld South Asia about the outcomes of a high-level government panel that laid out a roadmap for universal health coverage including the supply of free drugs to patients. He also spoke about the plan government to set up a central procurement agency for procurement of generic drugs. Dr Reddy also spoke about the issue of tobacco consumption – a subject closed to his heart. According to him, the taxes on tobacco products aren't high enough in India to deter people from consuming these products.

Participants: Tej Prakash and Jaskirat Sethi
Experts: Dr. K Srinath Reddy, President, Public Health Foundation of India
Programme Format: Magazine
Date of Broadcast: 0000-00-00
Date of Upload: 2012-07-25 06:34:23
File Format: MP3
Themes: Health --> Science and Traditional Medicine