National Human Right Commission in India is preparing comprehensive guidelines on healthcare with special emphasis on mental illnesses and communicable diseases. The rights body had recently expressed concern over violation of right specially of persons suffering with mental illnesses. One NHRC member has noted, "there are instances where mentally challenged persons who require long stay in medical care have been languishing in hospitals in absence of rehabilitation measures".
I find it noteworthy that healthcare is being treated as basic human right and that mental illnesses are being considered as an illnesses and which can be and need to be addressed. If India really walks on this path then I hope that emphasis will gradually shift from illness to health, both physical health and mental health
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