Private Sector in Primary Health: Catalyst for Progress or Cause for Concern?

India has a large, fragmented, and unregulated private sector, often serving as the point of first contact for patients across the socio-economic spectrum. A significant proportion of out of pocket expenditure results from medicines and diagnostics recommended by these providers. The Lancet Citizens’ Commission has identified two strategies to align these providers with Universal Health Coverage (UHC) principles. A panel of experts discussed the opportunities and risks attached to each of these strategies and alternative strategies to bring the private primary care sector into alignment with UHC principles.
The webinar on “Private Sector in Primary Health: Catalyst for Progress or Cause for Concern?” was organized jointly by The Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute at Harvard University and Lancet Citizens’ Commission on Reimagining India’s Health System, on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, online on Zoom.
Moderator:
Indu Bhushan, Chairperson, Partnership for Impact (P4i); Former CEO of National Health Authority; Commissioner, Lancet Citizens’ Commission on Reimagining India’s Health System
Speakers:
• Cristian Baeza, Executive Director of the International Center for Health Systems Strengthening and Executive Director of the Center for Healthy Development
• Dileep Mavalankar, Honorary Distinguished Professor of Public Health, Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar
• Josefa Henriquez, Associate Lecturer, Newcastle Business School, Australia
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