The Shift in India's Health Policy Paradigm and Their Implication on Healthcare Needs

This paper attempts to sketch the basics of a Health Service System that would be best suited to the overwhelming needs of the majority. The modest attempt has been to present a basic outline of the direction needs based on the understood shortcomings of the current services. In what follows, the paper will proceed from outlining the gross inequalities that would further guide the directions and changes needed for the change. The economic growth of the country has also witnessed rising inequalities. The health sector development has also been improved over time but, these gains have seen a highly unequal distribution across regions and social strata. The rich State decides the life of the poor, and the economic constraint only allows it offer family planning; such are the contentions against which this paper is written. The Health Services have not appreciated the inequalities in health status, participation and distribution of resources. This paper attempts to forge some basis on which should respond to the current needs of the people.