Sphoorthi Theatre

It was my privileged to attend a National Conference jointly organised by Public health Foundation of India PHFI and Health Economics Association of India-HEAI at New Delhi initiated by Planning Commission of India. In recent years, talk on health and health coverage has gained the top most priority on political will across the globe. Health has infact was the reason for bringing drastic change in political scenario in Mexico, Brazil, Indonesia and so on. Of course not in India yet. Series of papers on full health coverage has been presented, discussed and it reveals that failing of better health system is perhaps India’s greatest predicament. I remember the topic given for Group Discussion during my PG selection at the university was on " Health for all by 2000". Now it is extended to 2020 as "Universal Health". Jan Swasthya Abhiyan-JSA recently called for a national public debate on the proposed universal health care system, saying that such an important i...