Topic: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources
3. India should use its G20 presidency to draft a model policy focusing on primary healthcare that commits to a universal, affordable, inclusive and just healthcare system. Discuss. (250 words)
Difficulty level: Moderate
Reference: Indian Express
Why the question:
Health needs to be a central agenda for the G20 2023. It has been one of the priority areas for G20 deliberations since 2017, when the first meet of health ministers of G20 countries was organised by the German presidency. The G20 now has health finance in its financial stream and health systems development in the Sherpa stream.
Key Demand of the question:
To write about the need to promote primary healthcare as part of G20 agenda.
Directive word:
Critically examine – When asked to ‘Examine’, we have to look into the topic (content words) in detail, inspect it, investigate it and establish the key facts and issues related to the topic in question. While doing so we should explain why these facts and issues are important and their implications. When ‘critically’ is suffixed or prefixed to a directive, one needs to look at the good and bad of the topic and give a fair judgment.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Begin by giving a brief about health care in India and cite statistics to substantiate.
Body:
First, write about the various issues plaguing the health care system in India.
Next, mention the need for promote primary healthcare as part of G20 agenda and ways to do it.
Next, bring out the impediments to the above.
Conclusion:
Conclude by writing a way forward.
