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The Government has come up with several measures to resolve the shortage of doctors in government health-care institutions. One important decision is to make rural service of at least one year compulsory for all MBBS/PG (Medicine) students in government medical colleges. Also, the Government has appointed over 750 doctors on contract basis through the National Rural Health Mission, offering attractive salaries and rural area allowances. Are these steps enough? What more needs to be done to improve public health and to ensure that the service of specialists is accessible to the rural population? Please send in your views, a maximum of 300 words, by post or by hand to reach us by August 30. The address is — The Hindu, NH Bypass, Vytilla P.O., Kochi-682019; e-mail: kochipeoplespeak@

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