Health outlay to be hiked to 2.5% of GDP

The health outlay will be raised to 2.5 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP) at the end of 12^th Five Year Plan (2017). This was decided at the meeting called by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). At present allocation for health is around 1.4 per cent.

Action plan:

•          Induction of health managers, creation of Public Health Cadre in the 12^th Plan.
•          National Commission on Human Resources in Health (NCHRH) Bill to be passed early to produce adequate number of doctors, nurses, ANMs and other paramedics.
•          Merger of the all National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) schemes in 2012-13 and to be completed by 2013-14.  
•          Operationalisation of the Clinical Establishments Act, 2010, passed by Parliament.
•          Work on establishment of the National Center for Disease Control may be completed in two years.