Medical care for poor

Problem=

Problem
Limited Government or NGO aided hospitals to provide good quality treatment to low income people(9 lakh official and estimated to 16 lakhs) in Hyderabad at reasonable cost

BackGround
Hyderabad considerable population still live in slums in poor conditions. Some of the concerned issues include poverty, rising population, unemployment, poor public health and education. Poor health conditions have increased the vulnerability of the people to diseases like malaria, dengue, diarrhea, TB and HIV.

1. 770 Notified slums in Hyderabad Urban Authority area. More than nine lakh people live in them. 2. 13% Of city’s total population is the BPL population. 3. 811 slums, 387 recognised as ‘developed’, and have been recommended for de-listing. 4. Official state government data shows 5.4 lakh people below poverty line (BPL), of which 4.3 lakh are in core city area, rest in surrounding municipalities. 5. Slums, concentrated in old city of Hyderabad, are now spreading to the outskirts. 6. Slums in HUA area are on state and central government lands, municipal and quasi-government lands, Abadi land, private and unclaimed lands.

Who are getting impacted with this Problem
1. People with low income group who do not have a PF account. 2. People who have got chronic disease which require high cost of treatment. 3. People who do have not been covered in Medical insurance or employee insurance schemes. 4. People who can afford to undergo medical check ups.

Where exactly is this problem
10 slums in the old city area Railway lines Near Musi river

What steps have been taken by Central Governments
Central Govt of India has introduced several schemes - http://vikaspedia.in/health/nrhm/financial-assistance-to-poor

What steps have been taken by State Governments
1. Total Amount spent by state Government in 2017-18 in Hyderabad - https://app.aarogyasri.gov.in/ASRI2.0/publicViewsAction.do?actionVal=ConstituencyRpt&DistId=16&Constituency=-1&MandalId=-1&VillageId=-1&call=home 2. State Government - https://www.aarogyasri.telangana.gov.in/ Provides financial assistance to families with income below 2 lakhs 3. The state government has launched KCR Kit Scheme for pregnant women. Pregnant women can utilize this scheme for maximum 2 deliveries. Women who give birth at a government hospital can utilize this scheme. The main aim of this scheme is to provide all the necessary items for pregnant women and the newborn baby. Under this scheme, pregnant women will be provided with financial assistance of Rs. 12,000 in three phases. In case of a baby girl, an additional Rs. 1000 will be given by the government. KCR Kit contains Baby oil, Soaps useful for mother and child, Mosquito net, Dresses, Handbag, Toys for child, Diapers, Powder, Shampoo, Sarees, Towel and Napkins, Baby bed. 4. The State Government has embarked on a Noble Project of achieving “avoidable blindness-free” status by conducting a Comprehensive and Universal Eye Screening for the entire population of the State under the title 'Kanti Velugu'. The Programme launched on 15th August, 2018. 5. 104 Medical helpline 6. Registered hospitals can be viewed from App

Why the existing solutions have not been able to solve the problem
High Population of needy when compared to the limited hospitals who provide quality treatment at minimal affordable prices.

When does this problem specifically occur ( If any thing which triggers, please mention the details)
Minor health treatments like fever, cold To Buy regular medicines for chronic diseases on a regular basis.

What Parameters/Metrics will help in measuring the solutions offered
1. Ease of implementation 2. Transparency 3. Quality of medical care 4. Cost 5. Measuring Impact

Current state=

Medical Infrastructure
Health care system in Hyderabad, India consists of 50 government hospitals,[1] with bed facility of 5749, and the city has around 165 Private hospitals and up to 4000 clinics and Nursing Homes and 500 diagnostic centers, Total providing up to 12,000 bed spaces in general. The health scenario in Hyderabad is standardized and easily affordable than many other cities in India.[2] [3] [4] The majority of residents prefer treatment at private health sector and the proportion of 28% of residents uses government facilities, due to far distance locations, poor quality of patient care and extreme waiting time

People who are aware of the schemes and initiatives are able to get benefited.

Lack of government hospitals to meet the growing need of the patients.

Opportunity= The main opportunity area is the uneducated and unaware population on how to get the best treatment at lowest prices.

Slum Dwellers
Root Causes=

Urbanization
Two prime reasons for rise in urban poor population

1. Increase in migration. 2. Increase in employment- (GHMC) has given over 8,700 building permissions in the past one year (2016-17) against 6,100 in 2015-16.

Solutions=

Standardize the fees for some of the basic/common diseases
Impact=

Government statistics
https://app.aarogyasri.gov.in/ASRI2.0/publicViewsAction.do?actionVal=ConstituencyRpt&DistId=16&Constituency=-1&MandalId=-1&VillageId=-1&call=home

Total helath Camps conducted by NGO 1 for Blind people
2018-- Total camps 7 | Total people impacted 20

Total health camps conducted by NGO 2 for people related to cardiac problems
2018 - Total people impacted 40