2. THE PROBLEMS
Healthcare
expenditure forms
only 3.87% of the
total GDP
60% of all health care
expenditure is out of
pocket
75% of India’s
Healthcare
Infrastructure caters
to only 27% of the
population
Shortfall of 9148
primary health
centers in 2012
IGNORANCE
CORRUPTION IN THE
MEDICAL CLINICS
HEALTH WORKERS
ARE NOT SKILLED
ENOUGH

3. DOOR TO DOOR CHECK UPS IN EVERY LOCALITY
BY MEDICAL STUDENTS UNDER PROPER
SUPERVISION.
This will also act as an
awareness programme, as
most of the people are not
aware of the free services
provided at the Government
hospitals.
As the number of medical
students is quite high, this
method will cover almost the
entire population subsequently.
Along with check ups, these
students can give lessons to
the people especially the
women for a healthy living.
It will act as a training method
for the medical students.
Check on the existing
primary healthcare
centers nearby by the
supervisor.

4. IMPLEMENTATION
Supervisors are to
be appointed and
these supervisors
should be sent to
different places
every week so that
they keep a check
on the existing
medical clinics
with honesty.
The students who
perform well in
the task should be
awarded with
incentives so that
every student is
motivated to
perform well.
Proper centralized
planning team
should be
recruited so that
every village is
covered and also
the accounts of
the medical clinics
should be
maintained by this
team.

5. THIS WOULD BE A TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR
THE STUDENTS
BENEFITS
Train the students by giving them
experience by bringing them face
to face with real life situations.
Help the patients as there would
be more doctors to look after
them.
Help to combat the problem of
fewer clinics as it would be a
door-to-door activity.
Create awareness. There are
places where there are clinics
but people do not go to the
clinics.

6. COMPULSORY PROGRAMME IN ALL MEDICAL
STUDENTS.
 This training should be made compulsory in all the medical colleges, and marks
should be given to the students to motivate them to perform better.
 The supervisors should be sent to different places every time so that they check
the working of the clinics and the balances of the medicines with full integrity.
 The students should talk to them about the ways which would help them keep
away from sicknesses. It will also improve the communication skills of the
students which is very necessary and most of the students lack it.
 A centralized team should be appointed which would schedule the visits of the
colleges to their own neighbourbood and nearby villages and keep a check on all
the activities.

7. IMPLEMENTATION
A team should be appointed which would recruit and manage the activities of the
entire programme.
Supervisors should be appointed who would go along with the students to provide
training to the students and keep a check on the medical clinics.
Mode of transport preferably buses should be organised which would help the
students to go to their required destination.
Also a feedback team should be appointed who would collect feedback from the
families who were visited by these medical students.

8. RISKS
 Covering door-to-door in every village might not seem viable. But this would
actually be successful if some hard work is put. As the people go door to door in
very village to check the population, this programme is also attainable.
This would be the only risk as this solution to the problem is very pocket friendly and
would help everyone in the long run. As students are enrolled every year, there
shouldn’t be a scarcity of students. And once the people are made aware of the
health services provided by the government, the people will go to the government
hospitals themselves.

9. APPENDIX
References:
http://indiancag.org/manthan/access-quality-primary-healthcare
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primary_health_centre
http://nihfw.org/Publications/material/J164.pdf
http://forbesindia.com/article/universal-health-care/indias-primary-health-care-
needs-quick-reform/34899/1