Briefly discuss the role of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO’s) in health sector of India.

Role of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO’s) in health sector of India: 

Apart from the federal and state governments, there are other stakeholders who are working in improving the health status of people.

Non-Governmental Organisations play an important role in reaching out to the most underprivileged sections of society.

NGOs have a long history of active involvement in the promotion of human well-being.

In particular, NGOs provide important links between the community and government They possess certain strengths and characteristics that enable them to function as effective and dynamic agents in this process.

Their programs ranging from research to community-based projects cover the wide spectrum of human concerns and often pioneer in the fields of health and development.

Functions of NGOs in the Health System:

The primary focus of NGOs in the health sector can be listed as follows: Establishing health care institutions; Fulfilling health and social needs of groups like women, elderly and vulnerable local communities;

Dealing with specific health issues such as AIDS, alcoholism; Promoting Health Rights; Performing preventive health programs; and Managing health finance/ funding and administration. 

Some NGOs operate internationally and are concerned with global health issues. Some NGOs in India also play an important role in providing health care at the time of emergencies/ natural disasters.

The Health Activities of NGOs in India:

NGO-run hospitals are heterogeneous and vary in terms of ownership, financing and costs.

In the recent past in about ten health-oriented projects of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, NGOs have actively taken part as health service providers.

All these NGO schemes are now under the provision of fiexi pools of National Health Mission.

Besides, some NGOs (especially the national counterparts of International NGOs) have their own health financing schemes.

In India, the majority of these NGOs are covered under the Societies Registration Act or Indian Trusts Act.

In addition, there are the number of informal associations working at grassroots level without being registered in the legal level.

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