DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2017.v05i01.051

Pages: 263-266

At national and state level, government sector focuses on launching of innovative public health policies/schemes to improve health needs of people and ultimately achieve goal of health for all. Government of Rajasthan has recently launched two such innovative schemes in health sector. Complete information about these innovative health policies/schemes have obtained from Websites of Govt. of Rajasthan and national & state newspapers & discussion with state health authorities. In order to strengthen health services in rural areas, Rajasthan government has decided to run all 2,084 Primary Health Centres under Public-Private Partnership (PHC on PPP mode) mode in phase wise manner. The primary health centres (PHCs) which do not have adequate doctors and para-medical staff will be taken up on urgent basis. Under Bhamashaha Health Insurance Scheme poor and needy people will get benefit of the quality cashless health care facilities through private and public health care providers. Needy People will get opportunity of having treatment in those private hospitals which were out of their reach. Under this scheme, e-health cards will be issued under Arogya Rajasthan campaign and this card will help in providing quick and effective healthcare facilities. Initial results of these innovative policies and programmes are motivating and successful. If government works with same will-power these steps will prove to be milestones in public health. In effect, this would build the foundation for transforming the primary healthcare delivery system into an innovation-driven, efficient and cost effective model for the country.