No plans to privatise public health sector, says K.Muraleedharan

Refuting reports that the State authorities is readying to usher successful privatisation successful the nationalist wellness sector, Health Minister K. Muraleedharan said that the State authorities lone plans to marque usage of firm societal work (CSR) funds of large corporates for the operation of caller buildings successful authorities hospitals. “Fake quality is being dispersed that the authorities is readying to privatise the wellness sector. If each the authorities hospitals are privatised, tin I inhabit the seat of Health Minister? Can immoderate democratically elected authorities deliberation similar that? My connection was that CSR funds tin beryllium utilized for constructing buildings. We request not springiness thing successful return,” helium said.

Mr.Muraleedharan said that arsenic per the economical concern of the State outlined successful the White Paper precocious placed successful the Assembly, the authorities has limitations successful spending funds connected caller buildings. “We person to amended the ratio of doctors successful authorities hospitals. Crores successful indebtedness person to beryllium repaid. Amid each this, spending much connected infirmary improvement volition beryllium tough. It is successful this script that CSR funds go beneficial. The authorities volition instrumentality nary inaugural to beforehand backstage aesculapian colleges. There is simply a lobby functioning to tally down the nationalist wellness system, whichever authorities is successful power. One of our large agendas is to support the nationalist sector,” helium said.

Regarding the Oommen Chandy Health Insurance Scheme, helium said that the reports of it being constricted to backstage hospitals are false. The State Cabinet oregon the United Democratic Front (UDF) are yet to sermon the modalities of the scheme, helium said.