Post Budget reactions: Alka Saxena, CFO, HCAH

In order to improve the quality of health services there is a need for properly trained and educated healthcare professionals. The setting up of new nursing colleges will help in building a pool of quality manpower capable of providing patient care in and out of medical establishments.

The pharmaceutical industry and its allied partners can help in achieving the goal of eradicating sickle cell anaemia by 2047. The private sector can supplement the government’s efforts in reaching all corners of the country and help in screening people.