Statewide march for right to health Madikeri

 Feb. 12: A statewide march has been taken out in collaboration with various progressive organizations demanding the implementation of the right to health, said Sorapalli Chandrashekar, coordinator of the Root-Beveru Cultural Club.

Speaking at a press conference held at the city's Patrika Bhawan, he said that health issues should not be government projects. Instead, they should be converted into rights. Like in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan, free medicines and quality treatment should be available in Karnataka too. The practice of government doctors recommending patients to private hospitals should be abandoned first. The Right to Health Act should be implemented. There is a plan to privatize government hospitals on a PPP model, and this should be stopped. There is a proposal in the Constitution to come up with a health policy, and this should be implemented. The government itself should control the cost of tests in government hospitals. A statewide march is being taken out to draw attention to this right, and a petition was submitted to the District Collector by holding a march in Madikeri. He explained that it will move to Mysore next.

Tribal Workers Union President Y.B. Gappu, members J.R. Bhavya, Kotta, P.B. Geetha, Gange Mayamudi were present at the meeting.

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