Bhopal: Health technology assessment is the way forward to deliver equitable and efficient healthcare for all, said Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Center for Social Medicine and Community Health Professor Dr. Ritu Priya here on sunday. She was the keynote speaker at the Dr. Ajay Khare Memorial Lecture at Gandhi Bhawan. Dr. BK Iqbal was honored with Jan Swasthya Samman during the show.
“ORS, a simple composition of sugars, salts and clean water that saved millions of lives, was the most important medical technological breakthrough of the 20th century,” said Dr. Priya. He spoke about ‘Universal Health: Current Health Crises and Challenges’.
“Go back and realize the value of first aid Centers need to be understood and equipped to provide better and affordable care. For every need, there is no need to go to tertiary care units. It is necessary to rethink traditional primary health care ”, he added.
“Medical knowledge in its current form is based on peer reviews and validated journals. During the pandemic, a survey of 10 Indian cities has shown that home remedies were used in most households and other inputs came from teleconsultations and knowledge sharing. In the future, the issue is critical thinking in physicians and health technology assessment,” said Dr. Priya. “The true test of civilization is the absence of health anxiety,” he said, quoting Indian historian, author Vijay Prashad.
The value and impact of health technologies is a new area of research in the West. Their health systems have been put under extraordinary stress, he said. A similar review has been initiated by CIMRThe Department of Health Research (DHR) was named Health Technology Assessment in India (HTAIn). As of Sunday, ‘Policy Briefs Generated from HTA Study Results’ were left blank on their web portal.
People’s views on their understanding of their health, access to health care and home remedies matter, he added.
Former IAS official Dr. Manohar Agnani, who chaired the program, said that our country’s medical needs are different, so we need our own model for delivering healthcare. He emphasized that investment in the primary health sector must be increased. Also present were SR Azad, Dr. Madhav Hasani from the Medical Association.
