Prescription for a ‘Healthy’ Government

  • A Marthanda Pillai Global Institute of Public Health, Thiruvananthapuram.
  • Muhammed Shaffi, MBBS, MPH, MBA Ananthapuri Hospitals, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695029.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52314/kmj.2014.v7i1.318
Keywords: OPD patients, Questionnaire, Quality care, Tertiary care hospital, Pt satisfaction, Pt. perceptions

Abstract

India has elected a new government. Health has received unprecedented attention over the last decade though it’s far from required. There are lots of issues, which the new government has to address on a priority basis. The country needs a comprehensive health policy and a strategy to mitigate health effects due to developmental activities. Drug prices need to be regulated and out of pocket expenses should be cut down

Author Biographies

A Marthanda Pillai, Global Institute of Public Health, Thiruvananthapuram.

President Elect of Indian Medical Association (2014-15) is the Director;  He is a senior consultant neurosurgeon and Honorary Professor of Bioethics and serves in the Governing Council of Kerala University of Health Sciences

Muhammed Shaffi, MBBS, MPH, MBA, Ananthapuri Hospitals, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695029.

Assistant Professor, Global Institute of Public Health

Published
2014-03-28
How to Cite
Pillai, A., & Shaffi, M. (2014). Prescription for a ‘Healthy’ Government. Kerala Medical Journal, 7(1), 27-29. https://doi.org/10.52314/kmj.2014.v7i1.318
Issue
Vol 7 No 1 (2014): January to March 2014
Section
Case Series / Case Report

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