Great disparity in the availability of cross-country health care workers

When India prepares to face the third wave of Covid-19 which is possible, a total of 1,04.09,651 health workers, including doctors, nurses, and laboratory technicians, registered with the Co-Win portal on December 14, 2021. However, there are big differences in the availability of health workers at All states.

Maharashtra has the highest number of health workers (13,17,594), which is around 13 percent of the total health workers available in this country, while Uttar Pradesh has 9 percent of the total health workers. In accordance with the 2011 census, Uttar Pradesh (19,98,12,341) was the most populous country followed by Maharashtra with a population of 11.23.74.333. Bihar, which is the third most populous country (10,40,99,452), has registered 5.29,808 health workers, which is 5 percent of the total health workers, on the portal. West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh with a population of 9.12.76.115 and 8,45,80,877, have 6 percent 5 percent of health workers. Karnataka and Gujarat have fewer populations than Bihar, West Bengal, and Andhra Pradesh but have more health workers.

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Availability of doctors

From the Allopathic doctor in India, from a total of 12,68,172 doctors around 15 percent (1,88,540) was in Maharashtra followed by Tamil Nadu 12 percent (1,48,216) and 10 percent carnataka (1,31,903). Bihar has 45,795 doctors.

According to information available with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the doctor's population ratio is 1: 834 assuming 80 percent of the availability of registered allopathic doctors and 5.65 lakh ayush doctor.

Lack of health staff

Answering questions at Rajya Sabha, the Ministry of Health and family welfare last month said public health and hospitals were subject to the country and the main responsibility to strengthen the health care system, including beds, iksus and the involvement of health workers, etc., located in each government state / state. However, the Ministry provides financial and technical support to the State / UTS to strengthen their health care system, including the establishment of public sector health facilities according to population norms.

Health Minister Maharashtra Rajesh Tope said the center must provide a delayed amount under the national health mission and other central schemes so that countries can improve health infrastructure ahead of the possible third Covid-19 waves.

Budget provisions

Of the total budget conditions of ₹ 34.83,235.63 Crore for 2021-22, ₹ 2.23,846 Crore has been provided for expenses for 'health and welfare sectors'. It reaches around 6.43 percent of the total budget provisions in accordance with government data.

Against the total budget estimate of ₹ 76,902. This reached 17.39 percent of the total budget estimates for the Ministry of Health and family welfare and the Ministry of Ayush.