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Quality, affordable healthcare for all
necessary: President
Wednesday January 25, 2012 09:18:17 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi:
Calling for expanding health services, particularly in rural
areas, President Pratibha Patil Wednesday said there was need to
provide quality and affordable medical facilities to people.
Addressing the nation on the eve of the country's 63rd Republic
Day, Patil said: "We need to expand health services, particularly
in rural areas."
"We need quality medical facilities for our population, which are
affordable. In today's era of Information, Communication and
Technology (ICT), technology can be very useful in our mission of
health and education," she said.
Emphasising that health and education sectors were fundamental for
developing human resources, Patil said: "Education must reach
every section of our society, as must access to health reach all."
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