Urbanization and Healthcare Services in Punjab: Role of Private Sector
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2017
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Asian Journals of Advance Studies
Abstract
In recent years, the world is becoming increasingly urban with about fifty five
percent of its population living in urban areas. This urbanization is a sign of
good job opportunities, better education and health facilities, better housing
and sanitation, and improved standards of living. However, urbanization
brings with it socio-economic and environmental problems which ultimately
lead to health hazards. And, the demand for healthcare services rise. But thehttp://14.139.13.144/handle/32116/468
issue is that the public sector healthcare system becomes inadequate to meet the growing healthcare needs in urban areas mainly due to low level of
government outlays for the health sector. As a consequence, the private
healthcare sector emerges. The extant literature reveals a correlation between urbanization and the growth of the formal private healthcare sector.
However, the role played by the private healthcare sector in urban areas is
limited to certain sections of the society mainly because of higher medical
costs. In this context, this paper examines the role of private sector in the face of growing urbanization in the Punjab state of India. It is concluded that the private sector fails to address the issues of equity in healthcare services.
Therefore, public-private partnership is suggested as the alternative option
for attaining equity in health.
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Urbanization, Healthcare, Private Sector, Punjab
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Mishra, P. K. (2017): Urbanization and Healthcare Services in Punjab: Role of Private Sector, Asian Journal of Advanced Studies, 3(3), 5-12