Managluru, Mar 1: The draft public health bill 2017 has been tabled for discussion by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. Center for Health and Development (CHD Group) which is headquartered in Mangaluru has sent a recommendation to the Union Health Minister, J P Nadda and Under-Secretary, Mr Ajaya Kumar to make the existing draft more robust by revising and addressing certain issues which will come handy for bureaucratic interpretation as well.
CHD Group goes ahead to point out that the bill lacks clarity on how district hospitals should respond and how public health institutions and civil society organisations must aid government efforts to improvise public health prospects. The letter goes on to discuss how disasters have been incorporated in the bill and the bill not addressing the nature of disasters in the Schedule and Annexure if at all.
Moreover, with Ministry of Home Affairs being the nodal point for Disasters and the Disaster Management Act 2005 already in place, is including disasters really necessary, can be an open question. Having a dedicated financial capital to address issues at a district level will go a long way to implement the bill more effectively. CHD Group has been pioneering efforts in public health risk reduction initiatives around the region.
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