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Jitendra Kumar Soni
Dr. Jitendra Kumar Soni is a 2010 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan Cadre. He was the Mission Director of the National Health Mission in Rajasthan and is currently the District Collector and Magistrate of Jaipur District. He holds a PhD in Political Science from Rajasthan University, Jaipur
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India’s primary healthcare reform: Improved service delivery, reduced mortality
On average, a 60-year-old in India can expect to live for about 19 years, four years less than their counterparts in high-income countries – with the gap being partly driven by poor access to quality healthcare services. Based on data from Rajasthan, this article shows that adding a mid-level healthcare worker to public healthcare facilities in rural areas – a reform undertaken at scale across the country – improves service provision, increases patient visits, and decreases all-age mortality rates.
