By Tricitynews Reporter
Chandigarh
09th November:- A Health Summit is being organized by Department of Health and Family
Welfare, Government of Punjab in collaboration with PGI and WHO on 11th
November, 2016 at IISER at SAS Nagar on “Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs) and Universal Health Coverage: States’ Perspective”. Recently, Ministry
of Health, Government of India organized a national consultation on Universal
Health Coverage which led to the enactment of Delhi Declaration by the State
Secretaries of Health. Punjab’s Department of Health and Family Welfare has
taken a lead to become the first state to organize a Summit to discuss
strategies to achieve 3rd SDG goal of “Ensuring healthy lives and promoting
well-being for all at all ages” by 2030.
The summit will be inaugurated by Chief Minister of Punjab Parkash Singh
Badal. Eminent dignitaries who would participate in the high-level summit
include S K Jyani, Health Minister Punjab, Dr. Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional
Director WHO SEARO, Dr Henk Bekedam, WHO Representative to India, CK Mishra,
Union Health Secretary and Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, Secretary, Department of
Health Research.
The summit will have participation of senior level health functionaries
including Principal Secretaries and Director Health Services of Twenty States and Union Territories
in India. National and international experts will discuss strategies for
reducing out of pocket expenditures in health care, making health services
available to all those who need and improving quality and accountability to
health care services. Experts will deliberate on the strategies to control
rising health care expenditures, introduction of information technology in
health care for delivering services and tracking outcomes. Novel programs and
schemes being implemented in different states and countries will be shared for
cross-learning. Finally, the Summit will lead to creation of aVision 2030 to
achieve SDGs and universal health coverage.
The event will also mark the launch of Punjab Health Care Portal, which
has been developed for Department of Health and Family Welfare by HISP. This
will be the first state level citizens’ portal to provide information on health
care facilities and services in different areas. This portal will also be used
for obtaining patient’s feedback on quality of services.
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