India and its pluralistic health system – a new philosophy for Universal Health Coverage

In this article we attempt to put forth insights into using traditional medicine (TM) systems to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC). We discuss the need for reimagining India's health system and the importance of an inclusive approach for UHC. We comprehend the challenges with appropriate...

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Autores principales: Chaturvedi, Sarika, Porter, John, Gopalakrishna Pillai, Geetha Krishnan, Abraham, Leena, Shankar, Darshan, Patwardhan, Bhushan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10015266/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36938332
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lansea.2022.100136
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Sumario:In this article we attempt to put forth insights into using traditional medicine (TM) systems to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC). We discuss the need for reimagining India's health system and the importance of an inclusive approach for UHC. We comprehend the challenges with appropriate use of TM systems and the lessons from international experience of integrating TM systems. We highlight the pathways for better utilization of TM systems for UHC in India.

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