Comments=The said bill keeps on referring to 'health' without ever discussing which definition of 'health' it wishes to follow. For, there are more than one definition of 'health' in the literature (E.g. the medical definition as 'absence of disease', the holistic WHO definition, etc). Not all of these definitions are mutually compatible. Not all of them widely accepted. Critics caution us even about the WHO definition. So, a discussion is necessary to know exactly what kind of health this document is trying to ensure for Indian citizens. Then, the further task remains to find out if that definition is truly suitable for a populous, extremely diverse, developing country such as India. If not, merely putting up a document with fictionary health laws and rights on the web means NOTHING.

Name=Chhanda Chakraborti, Professor
E-mail=chhanda@hss.iitkgp.ernet.in