Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Thursday termed the recently adopted National Health Policy as a "landmark" step which commits to comprehensive primary healthcare and effective regulatory framework.
"India was taking various steps to ensure that it meets the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations," she said inaugurating the fourth National Summit on Good, Replicable Practices and Innovations in Public Health Care Systems here. She also stressed on the importance of hospital management.
Minister of State for Health Faggan Singh Kulaste, who was also present, urged all the states to learn from the effective endeavours of the other states to address the challenges in healthcare delivery.
He said that the summit is a good platform to share experiences and collectively strategise on how to improve health services in the country.
Minister of State for Health Anupriya Patel said that the summit gives a unique platform to share those steps that have helped to make a difference in healthcare delivery.
"These are also helpful in drawing up a roadmap for meeting goals of SDGs and National Health Policy, 2017 which speaks about a comprehensive healthcare delivery framework," she said. She further added that if states can weave in the social determinants into module of healthcare provisioning then "we can grow and strengthen our healthcare system together".
Madhya Pradesh Health minister Rustam Singh highlighted innovative approaches taken by the state to ensure effective healthcare delivery.