Why is there a fuss over the Rajasthan Right to Health Bill?

Published On 2023-03-01T14:40:58+05:30 | Updated On 1 March 2023 9:10 AM GMT

Overview

The Right to Health Bill in Rajasthan has become a bone of contention between the medical fraternity and the policymakers. The law is being criticized for failing to meet doctors' worries. Doctors point out There is no definition of What constitutes an emergency and suddenly right to health bill seems to have taken shape of right to treatment. No opinion was taken from doctors while drafting the bill, they allege and the bill will have a great impact on medical practitioners

There is also a concern in the private healthcare industry that it would be used as a tool to introduce "inspector raj" into the medical industry.

In today’s episode of health perspectives, Dr. Fariyad Mohammed (MBBS, MS) who is a retired senior general surgeon from Bhilwara Rajasthan, and Dr. Rahul Katta is a Consultant Orthopaedic, Ortho-rheumatology, trauma & Joint replacement surgeon joined us to analyze this health bill and the controversies surrounding it.

Speakers

Dr Rohan Krishnan

Dr. Rohan Krishnan is a National Chairman & Co-Founder FAIMA Doctors Association. He is a well-known medico-social activist and leader of youth doctors and holds many positions in various organizations. He has served as President of Resident Doctors Assoc. , Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, National President, FAIMA doctors Association, Chairman Anti Harassment Cell of FORDA doctors Association, President of Students union, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka. He is presently also serving as Branch President of the Indian Medical Association, Central Council Member, IMA HQ, Orthopaedic Surgeon Maulana Azad Medical College & LNJP Hospital. Academically he is a Hons in MBBS and a university topper at Delhi University. He has more than 25 paper publications under his name and has served as a key speaker at various National and International conference.

Dr Fariyad Mohammed

Dr. Fariyad Mohammed (MBBS, MS) is a retired senior general surgeon from Bhilwara Rajasthan. He is a former member of the Rajasthan Joint Action Committee and the ex-zonal secretary of state for the IMA in Rajasthan.

Dr Rahul Katta

Dr. Rahul Katta holds degrees in rheumatology from the John Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, M.S. [ortho. ], PGDMLE [Post Graduate in Medical Law & Ethics] from NLU Bangalore, a diploma in entrepreneurship, administration, and business laws from NUJS Kolkata, and a EULAR course on rheumatic diseases from the European League Against Rheumatism. Dr. Rahul Katta is a Consultant Orthopaedic, Ortho-rheumatology, trauma & Joint replacement surgeon. In addition to this, he serves as the Medical Director of KATTA HOSPITAL in Jaipur, Senior Consultant in the Orthopaedics and Polytrauma Department at S.R. Kalla Memorial Hospital in Jaipur, Acting Secretary of the Indian Medical Association of Rajasthan, Honorary Secretary of the Rajasthan Orthopaedic Surgeons Association, and Chairman of the Indian Orthopaedic Association's Medicolegal Cell.