Aiming to stark conflicts in Indian healthcare system, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) demanded to revamp and regenerate the segment without delay.

Mr. P. C. Sharma, NHRC member stated, "There is a paradoxical situation in India. On one side, we have super specialty medical centres which cater to the needs of patients requiring specialized and speedy treatment and on the other hand, a very large number of our population remains deprived of basic medical facilities and healthcare."

The NHRC had a consultation meeting of states' health secretaries on banned medical patterns and health care services in tribal regions.

"Professionals and stakeholders have to minimise these poignant inequalities in healthcare and make it accessible to one and all. There is a need to promote health as a human right by launching a primary healthcare movement," Mr. Sharma said.

Professionals during the gathering spoke that main features of the right to health are not just access to healthcare and constructing hospitals.

Mr. G. P. Mathur, NHRC's acting chairperson, said, "It extends further and includes a wide range of factors like freedom from non-consensual medical treatment, safe food, safe drinking water, adequate sanitation, health related education and gender equality."

The rights body underscored the requirement for increasing a national database of medical practicians.

"Non-availability of national statistics of registered medical practitioners is another matter that requires attention from the related authorities," Mr. Mathur added.

The other field of worry for members taking part in the conference was creation and marketing of bogus medications in India.