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DRAFT ON NATIONALIZATION OF HEALTH

Date: 11/05/2014
Organized By: Jana Arogya Andolana Karnataka
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List of the items that have to be discussed at the meeting:
Understanding health care as a fundamental right
Understanding about nationalization
How does our vision of a nationalized health system look like?
Making argument in favor of nationalization of health
Making debate on nationalization of heath and its challenges
Formation of short and long term strategies towards nationalization of health
Around 25 members from various NGOs in and around Bangalore have participated in the
meeting. The session started with the self-introduction of the participants.
I Part: a documentary movie has screened and it was related to identifying of health related
issues in various private and government hospitals across the state. The staff members of
Jana Arogya Andolana Karnataka have shot the film in various hospitals of Karnataka. Most
of the conversations in the film have been taken from the patients who waiting for their
treatment in the hospitals.
II Part: Dr. Akila, the convener of Jana Arogya Andolana Karnataka has presented her
views on nationalization of health. She explained as the health care system and services
should be provided in uniform and free of cost in all government hospitals. It not only at the
primary level involving preventive and promoted but also curative and rehabilitative services
at the secondary and tertiary levels will be available free of cost to all. The health and health
care services will not be a profitable oriented.
On this session we have done discussion with one another. Mr. Prasanna, one who the
participant has argued seriously on the topic Nationalization of Health. It took plenty of
time to bring the session for conclusion.
III Part: This part was mainly for formatting the short and long term strategies towards the
Nationalization of Health. Jana Arogya Andolana Karnataka have suggested to the
participants from various NGOs as, we should collect the details of vacant posts of cleaners,
doctors, nurses and lab technicians at all primary, secondary and tertiary levels. Mainly we
have to conduct more case studies in the private hospitals at all levels. We have to transfer
the information immediately to the media when the issues identified from the private
hospitals and clinics.
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Learning experience:
I have studied more vocabularies related to the medical terms.
I have seen more information about health related issues in the documentary
movie and I realized that, it should be fulfilled by the government soon.
I gathered the information about conducting of free medical camps and its
consequences by the private hospitals.
Consequences mean: Demanding for Ration Cards (APL/BPL), ID Cards,
Vajpayee Scheme Cards etc. Even if the patients are ready to produce all cards
they are not willing to give free treatment.
After the diagnosis the patients are demanded to join in their hospitals for
treatment.
The above information shows us clearly the private hospitals are conducting free
medical camps for the purpose of filling the empty beds in their hospitals.
And also I realized that all private hospitals in a state should be under the
supervision of the concerned government department. It will be helpful to
strengthen the government hospitals of a state at all levels.

By,
S. MURUGESH
DISTRICT ORGANIZER - BANGALORE
SAMAJIKA PARIVARTHANA JANANDOLANA
BANGALORE.