Seminar on Comprehensive Health Services For All Indian Citizens

Ludhiana, August 14, 2014: On the eve of Independence Day Dewan Hospital & Advanced Laparoscpic Surgery Centre, Ludhiana in collaboration with Dewan Jagdish Chandra Memorial Society, Doctors' Circle, Sarvkalayn Mission and Freedom Fighters Successors' Organisation of India organised a seminar on the topic of “Comprehensive Health Services For All Indian Citizens”.
In the beginning, Neeta Dewan, Director Dewan Hospital welcomed the guests and congratulated everyone on this happy occasion of our Independence Day.
Rich tributes were paid and flowers offered to the pictures of Mahatma Gandhi, Bhagat Singh, Kartar Singh Sarabha and Dewan Jagdish Chandra by all participants.
Eminent freedom fighter Devki Nandan Khar presided over the seminar. Khar said that during independence struggle we had motivated Indian people by telling them that in free India e every citizen will receive free medical treatment & free education. But it is sad that these dreams of freedom fighters have not realised. He urged the people in power to do their duties properly and deliver the benefits of Independence to the suffering masses of India. He narrated his experiences of freedom struggle and said that the details of this struggle are not known to our present generation.
Dr Narotam Dewan, President -Dewan Jagdish Memorial Society, President-Doctor’s circle & general secretary-Freedom fighter Successors organisation of India said that it is about time that all Indians should not only have mobile phones but should also have best of health. “Health for All” act is passed in the Parliament long back but even primary health facilities are not available to the public at large. Indian doctors, nurses are in demand in so many developed countries abroad but here they are either unemployed or underutilised due to lack of infrastructure and faults of the system. He said that if there is a will in the people ruling our country than we can definitely provide world class health services to all Indians.
Jagpal Singh Dara, Advocate and social worker said that Institutions like AIIMS and PGI are run satisfactorily but are insufficient, so to provide such institutions in every district is the duty of the Government. It is overdue.
Porf DV Jindle, eminent educationist said that the Government should use the facilities provided by private doctors and health facilities by making them a paid partner in health delivery system. Since the private facilities are available near the door steps of the patients they should get treatment from the nearest facility and government should pay for it. There should be public-private system of health care with a common pool of doctors and other staff for use at the time of need.
Dharmveer, President Sarv Kalyan Mission said that there should be an increase in the number of medical colleges, medical education should be made cheaper and must have doctor vs population ration as per world standard. He said it is impossible for a doctor to do justice and employee his mind properly to see hundreds of patient in a small time everyday as is commonly seen in our civil hospitals and dispensaries where they are forced to see not patients but crowds of patients.
The seminar was attended by a large number of doctors and social workers.
Everybody felt that since it is the fundamental right of all citizens and an act "Health for all " has been passed by our Honorable Parliament, this right of Indian public for health and well being should not be denied to them. A slogan "Sampuran Swasth - Hindostani Janta Ka Zanam Sidh Adhikar" was adopted in the seminar.
National songs were sung and the National Anthem Jan Gan Man was sung by all at the end of the seminar.