Voices on Law

Introduction A robust healthcare infrastructure is very important for the development and growth of any nation. In most of the developed nations, great care has been given towards creating an inclusive and all-encompassing system to make sure that every citizen gets treated for their ailment. Since the conception of the Constitution of India, deep significance has been given to Healthcare. Even before the independence, the leaders of the era knew that an independent nation would need good healthcare facilities. The Nehru report viewed healthcare as an important constitutional right. A similar provision was presented in the Karachi Resolution which stated that industrial workers had to be provided with the ‘healthy condition of works’. Both Nehru Report & Karachi Resolution primarily viewed healthcare as a problem related to ‘work’ and ‘worker’. [1] Article 39(e) of the Indian Constitution provides that the State shall direct its policy towards securing the health and strength of w...