Health expenditure
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January 25, 2021, Monday
Govt likely to set up Pradhan Mantri health fund in upcoming Budget
Centre, states to contribute to meet higher public spending target
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January 11, 2021, Monday
Beyond Budget Headlines: Health & education deserve more outlay, attention
Healthcare and education are some of the important sectors that are usually not given the attention ...
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December 17, 2020, Thursday
Health sector wants higher outlay, universal insurance in upcoming Budget
Govt officials say health outlay will have to rise significantly not just for vaccine expense but also for creation of supporting ...
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November 23, 2020, Monday
Govt kickstarts Budget-making exercise; health outlay may get 50% boost
FY22 infrastructure allocation also likely to see significant increase
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November 19, 2020, Thursday
India's health spend low, needs to be made priority: Niti Aayog's V K Paul
Says competing priorities have subdued it, Calls for raising spend to 8% of budget
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July 17, 2020, Friday
Substantial decline in health expenditure in May surprises experts
Even if one compares the expenditure month-on-month, the decline has been substantial at nearly 70 per cent
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July 19, 2018, Thursday
Out-of-pocket health expenses plunge 55 mn Indians into poverty in 2017
About 68% of the Indian population has limited or no access to essential medicines
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June 21, 2018, Thursday
Rs 3 per day: That's how much India spends for each Indian's health
Indians are the sixth biggest out-of-pocket (OOP) health spenders in the low-middle income group of 50 nations
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May 08, 2017, Monday
Indians 6th biggest pvt spenders on health among low-middle income nations
In terms of spending on public health, India ranked 147 among 184 countries, a notch below Pakistan
