PM Modi stresses on affordable treatment for all
Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi
today stressed on reducing dependence on other countries for getting medical
equipment so as to make treatment affordable for people.
"Seventy per cent of medical
equipment used are imported from foreign nations. This situation has to change
because it makes the treatment very costly," he said after launching a
book to mark Tata Memorial Centre's 75 years of social service.
He was addressing the event held in
Mumbai through video conferencing from New Delhi.
The aim of the National Health
Policy is to ensure affordable health care, he said.
"We have come out with a
National Health Policy. With this, our aim is to ensure affordable health care
for all," the prime minister said. He said the government was aiming at
providing the best medical care to all sections of the people and, as part of
it, new AIIMS and medical colleges would be set up across the country.
"We are coming up with new AIIMS
and medical colleges across the country. We want every citizen to have access
to best medical treatment," Modi said. "I congratulate Tata
(Memorial) hospital on their platinum jubilee. I am happy to release this
book," Modi said after releasing the book titled 'Indelible footprints on
the sands of time'.
The book traces the journey of the
hospital, identifying and defining its growth and development.
"After 75 years, this institute
is known for education, human resource development and research. Very few
hospitals in India have done so much for human ailment," said the prime
minister.
Stating that cancer was one of the
biggest challenges of our times, he said it was vital to create a common
platform where patients get affordable treatment. "Cancer is no less than
an 'agni pariksha' for anyone," he said.
26.05.2017
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