Karnataka will have new health policy soon: Minister K.Sudhakar

Bengaluru: Health and Medical Education Minister Dr K.Sudhakar on Friday said that the newly created Health Vision Group will formulate a roadmap for realising a resilient health system that offers comprehensive, accountable, accessible, inclusive, and affordable quality health care to all citizens.

Dr Sudhakar said "We have conducted a first meeting with the members of the mission group here on Friday. The government is working towards comprehensive transformation in the health sector. We are committed to providing quality health care to the people. The roadmap to achieve this has been discussed in the meeting."

Dr Sudhakar also mentioned that presently health care was divided into three parts -- primary, community and district level in the State. "There are medical colleges available and these services are needed to be integrated to provide quality health care to the public."

"We also need to focus on prevention. Preventive measures like regular blood check-up for the people aged above 35 years, treating the non-communicable diseases at the earlier stages and so on have been discussed in the meeting. Arogya Karnataka will include all these points and the report will be ready in six months," the minister explained, adding that sub-committees comprising specialists in each of them to prepare a comprehensive report. The report will be submitted to Chief Minister B.S.Yeddyurappa. "It has been decided in the meeting to request the central government to provide human resources as well as funds to establish new medical colleges and hospitals," he said.

The minister also said that a quality cell would be established in each hospital to ensure delivery of quality health care services to patients.