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04/03/2019 - Government Policies

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March 04, 2019

Does India need a comprehensive national policy on climate change for better mitigation and adaptation? Analyse (200 Words)

Refer - Financial Express

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IAS Parliament 6 years

KEY POINTS

Need for Reforms in Medical education system

·        An RTI query has revealed that only 920 government medical college seats were added in the last five years, against an approval of 10,000 seats.

·        India today has just one government allopathic doctor for over 11,000 people, according to the findings of National Health Profile 2018; this is against the WHO norm of 1:1,000.

·        But private care is both expensive (Ayushman Bharat is trying to fix this) and of uncertain quality, for which the state of medical education isin sub-standard conditions.

·        Lack of dedicated doctors to practice in rural areas, freshly graduated students focus more on commercial as aspects since the cost of medical seats are huge in private colleges, while Government medical colleges has less number of seats.

·        Lack of Psychiatrists in India poses great challenges in addressing mental health issue, proportion of Psychiatrists is verless in India when compared to World Standards.

·        Curriculum in colleges focus more on rote learning rather than clinical experience for Doctors, pressurising students to get more marks affects the quality of education system.

Needed Reforms

·        Implementation of National Medical Commission Bill in a move to overhaul the MCI model and replace it with a governance system less controlled by doctors themselves. Roles such as framing curricula, setting standards, monitoring ethics and conducting examinations will be streamlined.

·        The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test for all medical colleges will hopefully raise the quality of medical students. However, medical education itself needs to move beyond rote learning to a focus on clinical practice, with smart technologies playing a bigger role in the classroom.

·        Major weightage for Medical ethics in Curriculum to produce unselfish, dedicated doctors for better development of health care in the country.

·        Providing reasonable amount of seats in Government Medical colleges at PG and UG level.

 


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IAS Parliament 6 years

Try including points like debates on climate change in parliament increase awareness level, impact of co-operative federalism, community participation etc. Keep Writing.

AP 6 years

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IAS Parliament 6 years

Try including points like debates about climate change will evoke more response from people, co-operative federalism etc. Keep Writing.

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