On the Right to Health bill 2021 - process, expert list and first working draft. Email with provenance Fwd: Copy of the Draft Bill

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

Original email with provenance : http://bit.ly/right-to-health-v1

Context : https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2021/oct/17/first-draft-of-right-to-health-and-healthcare-bill-made-by-private-university-ready-2372294.html

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From: Dipika Jain <>
Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2021 at 17:31
Subject: Copy of the Draft Bill
To: We The People (with disabilities) of India weth...@googlegroups.com <weth...@googlegroups.com>, Vaishnavi Jayakumar>
Cc: Indranil Mukhopadhyay , Disha Chaudhari , Anmol Diwan , Joshika Saraf 

Dear Vaishnavi,  

 

I hope you are well.

 

Pursuant to our conversation please find attached the draft of the Bill.

  

We, at OP. Jindal University, were entrusted by the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister for the task of drafting a Health Bill.  

  

We submitted the first working draft to the EAC on September 16th. Please note that this is the not the official EAC Bill but a version of what we drafted.

 

While we await a response from the Government, we intend to inform and substantiate the draft with feedback and inputs from multiple stakeholders. It is our endeavor to ensure that we draft the most comprehensive bill within a right based framework  and also take into account all complexities and nuances that are imperative to securing efficient levels of public health care for all including minorities, which is only possible through consultations.

We were guided in this effort by a Committee of Experts. We also consulted a few experts, scholars and activists on the structure of the Bill. Please find attached, a list.

In fact, we had planned to hold extensive consultations with members of civil society and other persons working on the right to Heath. However, the pandemic circumstances, especially the onset of the second wave, and the paucity of time  restricted the consultations and conversations with a very limited number of people at the first draft stage. 

We would be grateful if you could take the time to peruse the Bill and provide your inputs and comments on the same. We will keep you posted on the future consultations and public participation on this draft.

We look forward to working with you and learning from you.

Warmly, Dipika and Indranil