'Right To Medicare Should Be A Fundamental Right'

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said that the right to medicare should be recognized as a fundamental right so that people are legally empowered to seek the best available medical treatment free of cost.

"While the UPA-II government has enacted pathbreaking and historic laws for declaring right to food and right to education as the basic rights for every citizen of the country, I hope the UPA-III which I believe will come to power after ensuing parliament election, will enact the necessary legislation making free medical treatment to all the citizens of the country a fundamental right," Abdullah said while jointly inaugurating the Arogya Mela-2013 with union Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad at Parade Ground.

Noting the health status of a society indicates its growth and development, he said that without ensuring full health coverage to the citizens, comprehensive and holistic development cannot be claimed.

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