Ziqitza Rajasthan - Emergency Services In Rajasthan
                     Ziqitza Rajasthan - Emergency 
Services In Rajasthan
Rajasthan is one of the most unique 
states of India. It has a vast history of 
beautiful culture and pragmatic 
discoveries. Ziqitza Healthcare Ltd 
has its roots in this significant state 
and at first, started as Ziqitza 
Rajasthan but now has been 
headquartered in Mumbai, 
Maharashtra. So it is time to revisit 
the state of Rajasthan and its 
emergency services.
 Health Statistics Of Rajasthan
It is of no news that female infanticide is quite 
prevalent in Rajasthan. The sex ratio for females 
per 1000 males is a meager 928. This is 
comparatively lower than the national average of 
943 females per 1000 males (recorded in 2011).
The life expectancy of the state of Rajasthan is 67.5 
which is again a tad bit lower than the average life 
expectancy of 68.8 .
Even the total infant mortality rate of Rajasthan is 
41 deaths per 1000 births while the national 
average stands at 36 deaths per 1000 births.
Such low IMR and MMR ( infant mortality rate and 
maternal mortality rate ) are observed in other 
states as well. But through Ziqitza Healthcare’s 
public-private partnerships with state governments 
by providing ambulance services for pregnant 
women free of cost in Madhya Pradesh and Odisha, 
the infant mortality rate and the maternal mortality 
rate has gone down significantly. 
What Is The Reason For Such 
Statistics?
Rajasthan much like most states in India is a largely 
agrarian/labor state. This means that the majority of 
the population lives in rural areas away from the 
facilities of cities. Many people living in the villages of 
Rajasthan don’t even have access to water let alone 
proper emergency and medical facilities.
Though it is interesting to note that rural areas in 
Rajasthan have a better life expectancy for women 
than those females living in cities, and rural women 
in Rajasthan have much better. So the situation is not 
that bad as the above statistics display.
The main reason behind such poor stats for infant 
mortality rate and life expectancy when compared to 
the national averages is because of harmful public 
health sector practices.
There are not enough public medical institutions in 
Rajasthan like public hospitals, community health 
centers, or clinics. There is a very skewed ratio of 
private and public medical facilities that tips 
enormously towards the private sector.
How Is Healthcare Abused In 
Rajasthan?
Since there is a lack of proper public healthcare 
systems in Rajasthan especially in rural areas, 
people seek private medical care. These results in 
two things: 
A monopoly of healthcare services for the general 
public by private institutions and the subsequent 
exploitation of the patients.
The total public expenditure for urban and rural areas 
is almost the same ( 1,991.99 corers for rural areas 
and 1,978.17 corers for urban areas). This is the 
biggest factor for the monopolization of healthcare 
services by the private industry. Private hospitals 
charge exorbitant amounts for consultancies and offer 
treatments according to their maximum profit.
The patients are thus exploited for their money in 
several ways. Since the healthcare provided in their 
rural residential areas is either subpar or non-existent, 
they travel long ways to reach the city and put up with 
enormous private hospital bills. On both sides of the 
coin, the general patient is the one who suffers losses.
It’s Not All Bad
Despite all the dreary statistics and powerful control 
of the private institutions over public healthcare in 
Rajasthan, the situation is not all that bad. The 
government has taken many steps to improve the 
healthcare facilities of rural as well as urban 
Rajasthan that include several schemes aimed at 
bringing better medical facilities to citizens.
Some of them include RJJSY (Rajasthan Janani Shishu 
Suraksha Yojna) where women who give birth to a girl 
child will be given 2 installments of Rs 2,5000 for the 
welfare of their infant. Through schemes like these, the 
government aims to dissolve the female infanticide issue 
once and for all. Many other schemes are also in play 
that provide free or partially covered medical healthcare 
for rural citizens of Rajasthan.
One more thing that the government of Rajasthan has 
taken up is public-private partnerships. In these 
partnerships, the state government in association with 
National Health Mission partners up with private service 
providers that helps the citizens of that state by 
providing their services at a subsidized amount for 
which Ziqitza was operating Dial 108 free ambulance 
service to provide healthcare facilities to the people of 
Rajasthan.
Initiatives that are taken by Ziqitza in 
Rajasthan  to make healthcare 
accessible to all
1. FRP -Free First Responder Program to enable           
individuals to be the first responders to save lives 
till an ambulance arrives.
2. Hoardings and wall paintings to build awareness of 
free 108 Ambulance service.
In addition to emergency services, Ziqitza Healthcare 
also focuses on wellness programs for corporations 
and it provides several physical as well as mental 
health exercises. Ziqitza programs include team-
building exercises, yoga, and many more practices 
that are essential for the well being of an employee.
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