One of the side-effects of the growth and development that India has seen in the recent years is the rising costs of healthcare. The quality of healthcare has undoubtedly has improved, but many people from the poorer sections are unable to afford the facilities. In this context a system like the Rajiv Aarogyasri scheme in Andhra Pradesh is an exception.
Recently the Honble Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Shri N Kiran Kumar Reddy, said that the Rajiv Aarogyasri scheme would be expanded across the state. He said, We are slowly expanding the scheme to cover all sections of society with a view to studying the lapses in its implementation. Our ultimate goal is to bring the states entire population under the Aarogyasri cover.
Perhaps we can have such schemes for comprehensive coverage of all sections of society in all parts of the country. To a certain extent this is already being done. Different states have come up with their own health insurance schemes for their citizens. The Central Government has large number of insurance schemes.
The current issue of eHealth magazine is focussed mainly on the state of Andhra Pradesh. We have the coverage of large number of hospitals and we have also interacted with leading stakeholders in the health sector. As the 8th edition of the eINDIA, the eINDIA2012, is being held in Hyderabad on 15th and 16th November, there is an added depth to the kind of interactions that have been conducted in the magazine.
The eINDIA 2012 has been conceived on the clear vision of the entire nation being able to achieve the objectives of development and growth. The two-day confluence in Hyderabad will have a dedicated track on healthcare, which will serve as a platform for ideas, discussion and meetings on the subject of improving the field of healthcare through ICT deployments. Health being a universal topic, on the whole you will find the November edition of eHealth is carrying a rather national and international flavour. There is an interview with Manoj Kumar Dwivedi, Secretary, Health & Medical Education Department, Government of Jammu & Kashmir. He talks about the remarkable healthcare initiatives that have been taken in the state. The implementation of ICT solutions in the subject of healthcare is leading to some interesting results.
Then the issue has special interviews of the Health Management and Research Institute (HMRI), Interviews of Rafath Razia Dy Director (Nursing) I/c Registrar, APNMC, interview from Rajeev Gandhi Medical Sciences of Andhra Pradesh, Janette Bennett from British Telecom Health and many more such interest reads. We hope you will enjoy reading the issue and we hope to see you at the eINDIA 2012.
Dr. Ravi Gupta
ravi.gupta@elets.in
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