...... 64 RIGHT TO HEALTH
To enable presentation of cases of denial of health care, and structural deficiencies in particular health facilities underlying such denial, to Public health officials and representatives of NHRC
To enable civil society organisations to present key systemic and state level policy issues responsible for denial of health care, to Public health officials and representatives of NHRC
To enable presentation of key issues related to violation of health rights by Private medical establishments, to further the process of establishing basic standards and regulation of this sector.
To facilitate a process to define basic health care rights, including the rights of various vulnerable groups, and to lay the basis for civil society – public health system dialogue to ensure progressive realisation of these rights
To enable NHRC to analyse and define the Right to Health Care in the context of the public health system at state and national levels, leading to a series of NHRC directives / recommendations towards recognition, delineation of content, and operationalisation of the Right to Health Care 6.6 The Commission proposes to hold these hearings in the course of next financial year and also involve the State Governments in this regard. Amounts of Rs. 8,34,000/- lakh have been sanctioned by the Commission for this purpose. D] Emergency Medical Care: 6.7 Concerned by the prevailing unsatisfactory system of Emergency Medical Care, which resulted in the loss of many lives in the country, the Commission in April 2003 constituted an Expert Group headed by Dr. P.K. Dave with the following Terms of Reference: 1. To study the existing system for emergency medical care in India. 2. To study the existing system for emergency medical care (Central Accident & Trauma Services) set up by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare in the National Capital of Delhi. 3. To suggest appropriate models of emergency medical care which should be developed by different States/Union Territories and their essential components. 6.8 The first meeting of the NHRC’s Expert Group on Emergency Medical Care, was held in the office of the Commission on 4 September 2003 under the Chairmanship of NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION