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100			_aShiva Kumar, A.K.
245			_aBudgeting for health: some considerations
260			_c2005
300			_ap.1391-396.
362			_a2 Apr
520			_aThe announcement of the National Rural Health Mission and the commitment in the recent budget to increase allocations for health are necessary steps in the right direction to correct India's shockingly poor health record as national and state level strategies unfold over the coming months, a vigorous and informed public discussion is needed to create a national consensus for dramatically increasing investments in health with concurrent improvements in accountability and management of the health care system. Equally important is induction of a cadre of village-based health activists, all women, who will link communities to an upgraded public health system. These women should emerge as the missionaries dedicated to advancing health in India. Money, medicines and medical facilities will be meaningless without these missionaries. Finally, flexibility, innovation, focus, inclusion and openness must become essential features of the functioning of the National Rural Health Mission in its endeavour to provide good quality health care for all. - Reproduced.
650			_aBudget - India
650			_aHealth services - India
650			_aHealth services
773			_aEconomic and Political Weekly
909			_a64723
999			_c64723 _d64723