Praja Arogya Vedika seeks reforms in public healthcare

The Praja Arogya Vedika, a healthcare advocacy group, has met with Andhra Pradesh's Minister for Health, Medical and Family Welfare, Satya Kumar Yadav, to discuss the challenges plaguing the state’s public healthcare system. The delegation, led by State general secretary T. Kameswara Rao and State organising secretary G. Vijay Prakash, presented a memorandum outlining their concerns to the minister.

The group presented a nine-point resolution that was unanimously adopted at a State-level round-table conference held in Vijayawada on August 2. The resolution calls for major reforms in the public health system, including the enactment of a Right to Health Act, withdrawal of Public-Private Partnership (PPP) arrangements in government medical colleges and hospitals, a significant increase in public health spending, and the swift completion of under-construction medical colleges.

The delegation stressed that the government must prioritize safeguarding public health and that privatization and insurance-based models cannot replace a robust and accountable public healthcare system.

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