tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4155770613355202151.post7797198442568667544..comments2024-03-27T19:02:41.430+05:30Comments on Kamal Shah's Blog: State sponsored medical careKamal D Shahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10671037449347982821noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4155770613355202151.post-32082086796239058222008-07-16T13:14:00.000+05:302008-07-16T13:14:00.000+05:30lol. agree with Ramadoss should be replaced. Its i...lol. agree with Ramadoss should be replaced. Its ironic how such people get to the parliament!!<BR/>Well, that should be a topic for another post.<BR/>Coming to the Rajiv Arogyasree, I did hear of success stories there... first hand. People who cannot afford the medicines and the expensive operation are benefited. Will update once I get the correct info.<BR/>Did I mention how people are generally skeptical about Govt hospitals and docs. They've great confidence on the corporate ones.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4155770613355202151.post-68078776823963932072008-07-15T01:31:00.000+05:302008-07-15T01:31:00.000+05:30Kamal, Yes, I completely agree to you !! In fact,...Kamal,<BR/><BR/> Yes, I completely agree to you !! In fact, I just cannot be more compelled to say this today. I was discussing this with Kalyan this morning, and to find that you have to post this blog post that too today of all days, is rather coincidental. <BR/><BR/> In recent study that I had to do for one of the courses, I was asked to compare the GDPs of the Scandinavian countries and comment on how their economies compared to that of the Indian economy. A startling revelation that in spite of the per capita income in India being much lower than that of all the Scandinavian countries put together, yet the total collection to the Indian exchequer in terms of revenue and tax collections is astoundingly one and a half times more than all of the Scandinavian collections. <BR/><BR/>Now, where does all that money go? Where is the accountability? Even the Comptroller & Auditor General, which the overall audit authority in India, is dead. There is no accountability there too. Its all in the hiding game. Where can I hide all those gunny bags filled with black money.<BR/><BR/>The public distribution system is almost in a shambles. <BR/><BR/>What we need is a pan-indic alternative (non-governmental) set up that can provide these responsibilities. <BR/><BR/>I believe truly and wholly in "outsourcing". If you are not good in something, have it outsourced. Just concentrate on your strong points and you are bound to deliver. <BR/><BR/>Hence, if the government hives off its subsidiary functions and transfer this responsibility to the many NGOs that function and just function as a caretaker, I am sure in a country like India, we can see rural and urban healthcare develop in leaps and bounds. <BR/><BR/>There are bound to be many benefits of this both monetary and otherwise, the economic discussion of which I shall keep to another day. <BR/><BR/>But, I am sure, if the GOI (Government of India), shows the right attitude, it would surely develop the overall healthcare situation in the country.<BR/><BR/>A good beginning would be to replace Anbumani Ramadoss as the Central Health Minister. May be transfer him to "Head of Prasar Bharati" and the "Indian Censor Board", for he is more concerned on who smokes more cigarettes on screen Amitabh or SRK..... (note... SRK is Shahrukh Khan and not Santosh RamaKrishnan)<BR/><BR/>Regards,<BR/>Santu !!Santuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00200353186338216185noreply@blogger.com