AGITATION AGAINST RISE IN THE PRICE OF MEDICINES IS UNDERWAY

AGITATION AGAINST RISE IN THE PRICE OF MEDICINES IS UNDERWAY

20-AUG-ENG 2

RAJIV NAYAN AGRAWAL

ARA--------------------------If doctors take 100, 200, 500 times profit on life saving medicines and instead of saving the life of common man exploit them financially and mentally and the government-administration has no control over them, then it can only be called a misfortune for democracy.

If a patient has Ayushman card, the government has instructed to provide treatment worth Rs. 5 lakhs through Ayushman card, even after that, whether it is a government hospital or a private hospital, the Ayushman card holder patients are ignored and treated with contempt. To say that treatment, tests, operations of all diseases cannot be done through Ayushman card, then publicizing Ayushman card and about Rs. 5 lakhs being in Ayushman card is wrong or not following the government's instructions.

The Honorable Prime Minister and Health Minister should issue clear instructions to all government and private hospitals that the doctor's examination fee, the cost of the medicine, the operation fee, the ambulance fare for the treatment of Ayushman card holders should be paid through Ayushman card, only then the common man will be able to get its benefits, otherwise Not much treatment is possible with Ayushman card, the thought of making Ayushman card, the resolution cannot be fulfilled.

The health department should inspect private hospitals and medicine shops opened in private hospitals to see what is the cost of the medicine and how much profit should be taken by the medicine company and medicine shop and how much is being taken.

After adding the cost of production of any product, profit should be taken at maximum 10-20 percent.

The way doctors, hospital managers, medicine companies are printing on medicines, charging arbitrary operation charges, arbitrary test fees and the government and administration are remaining mute spectators is highly condemnable.