Srinagar, June 23: The Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Wednesday called for optimum utilization of modern health practices to ensure better results, stressing for health insurance for poorer sections of the society.
 Chairing the 2nd meeting of the Task Force on Health Sector Reforms here, the Chief Minister underlined telemedicine, management and operation of health institutions, comprehensive policy for PPP projects, drug policy and medicines procurement system as thrust areas for reforms.
 Omar said that the ultimate objective of the Government is to ensure cent percent coverage of people especially living in far flung and remote areas under medicare schemes. “The Task Force is to help the Government in making delivery system more vibrant, purposeful and performing. The reforms for the purpose are imperative, and suggestions and recommendations of the Task Force are valuable expert opinion in this regard”, he added.
 The Chief Minister said that there is a need for formulating a comprehensive health insurance scheme for the poorer sections of the State to help ensure their better healthcare coverage. “A comprehensive and befitting insurance scheme for this purpose is imperative for ensuring them better medical facilities”, he maintained.
 The Chief Minister sought concrete suggestions from the Task Force for expanding the orbit of telemedicine network in the State to cover far off areas like Doda, Kupwara, Poonch, Kishtwar, Kargil, Leh, Zanskar, Uri, Tangdhar, Keran, Wadwan, Machiel, Marwah, Reasi, Ramban etc.

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