The National Institution for Transforming India has suggested a public-private partnership (PPP) model for setting up an additional infrastructure for the treatment of NCDs at district hospitals at reasonable costs. Under this model, the private sector would be provided with space for setting up facilities for the treatment of cardiac, oncological, and pulmonary diseases within the premise of existing district hospitals. It is expected that private participation in healthcare would encourage equitable growth , as well as world-class infrastructure , specialists and patient care through transparent and competitive bidding.
Cost of treatment under the PPP model would be the same as that under the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana . It is expected that the NCD care facility developed as per PPP model would contribute towards improving access to NCD services at the government…
