Authors
A Marthanda Pillaia,b, Muhammed Shaffib,c
a Indian Medical Association, New Delhi, India;
b Global Institute of Public Health, Ananthapuri Hospitals, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala;
c Convener, Research Cell, Indian Medical Association Kerala State
Abstract
India continues to be among the countries of the world that have a high burden of diseases, but with proportionately very poor public expenditure. If the proposed action plan aimed at Universal Health Coverage has to work out the new government has to take conscious decision to increase health care spending with general taxation as the primary source