The budget brought disappointment in aspects of domestic manufacturing of medical devices: Telemedicine Society of India
02 February 2022 | Views
Dr Lalitha Reddy - Vice President, Telemedicine Society of India
"2022’s budget has most welcomingly prioritised the digitalisation of healthcare services (Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission), along with a greater focus on the mental health crisis (National Tele Mental Health Programme). But even though there has been a greater push towards these vital avenues, the budget brought disappointment in aspects of other essential services like domestic manufacturing of medical devices. The disappointment further ensued with lesser than anticipated, overall spending allocated to healthcare, which remains fundamental in infrastructural development of the same."
