February 04, 2020 00: 02 IST.
Updated:.
February 03, 2020 23: 39 IST.
February 04, 2020 00: 02 IST.
Upgraded:.
February 03, 2020 23: 39 IST.
Permitting district health centers to be attached to private medical colleges is bothersome
As the Centre presses to connect medical colleges to existing district healthcare facilities in the public-private partnership (PPP) mode, to seemingly attend to the shortage of medical professionals in the country, the question is: does it comprehend the nature of the camel that it is planning to enable into the camping tent? It argues that it is virtually not possible for Central and State governments to bridge the gaps in medical education with their minimal resources and finances, necessitating the formation of a PPP model, “combining the strengths of both