The Hindu carried a leader on April 6, calling upon people to press for comprehensive free, universal access to healthcare. Read it in full here.
At a time when the strong winds of neo-liberal policies is sweeping the health care sector along with others, such a call helps the public focus its attention on an area of great importance.
There were two letters published on April 7 in The Hindu. One of them said, “The editorial “Financing health (April 6)” should serve as an eye-opener to both the Congress and the BJP, which are duping the electorate by promising vote-catching sops…” (although the writer was poorly informed and therefore critical of free rice and wheat to BPL families). Such comments only demonstrate the failure of the public to make the connection between food access, adequate nutrition and health.
On April 3, The Hindu carried an editorial highlighting the potential of using free and open source software in creating electronic health records, which would help map disease burdens accurately, and help share data across vast spaces and areas of expertise.
