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Right to Health in Rajasthan

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Recently, the Indian Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR), Jaipur has joined efforts to bring robust legislation on the Right to Health in Rajasthan.

Key Highlights

  • Rajasthan Model of Public Health
    • The state government announced the implementation of the Rajasthan Model of Public Health in the state’s Budget for 2021-22.
    • It would include a Right to Health Bill as well as measures for preventive, primary and curative care as envisioned by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
    • It will emphasise setting the standards for the delivery of services, human resources and medical facilities.
  • Mukhya Mantri Chiranjeevi Yojana
    • A universal health care scheme with an allocation of Rs. 3,500 crore in the upcoming financial year.
    • It will be launched on 1st May as part of measures to reinforce health infrastructure and ensure accessibility to all citizens.
    • It stipulates cashless health services up to Rs. 5 lakh to every family in the State.
  • Recommendation by IIHMR
    • Setting of standards in accordance with the resources available in the State to match with the rights of patients as well as the service providers.
      • The quality of medical services could not be measured unless the standards were laid down as per the availability of resources at primary and tertiary levels.
    • The state governments should first set the norms and later allow flexibility to suit the diverse needs of different regions.
  • The Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS), set by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, have also been revised keeping in view the changing protocols of the existing programmes.

Indian Public Health Standards

  • These were published in 2007 under the National Rural Health Mission (NHM).
    • NHM was launched in 2005 to strengthen the Rural Public Health System.
    • It seeks to provide effective health care to the rural people with a special focus on the States and Union Territories (UTs) with weak public health indicators and/or weak infrastructure.
  • IPHS are a set of uniform standards envisaged to improve the quality of health care delivery in the country and have been used as the reference point for public health care infrastructure planning and up-gradation in the States and UTs.

Source: TH

 
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