Despite India’s impressive economic progress, its dysfunctional public health system continues to pose a grave threat to the health of Indian patients.
India has a large population of about 1.2 billion people. The country’s thriving private healthcare industry serves the wealthy and a growing middle class. Life expectancy has risen to about 64 years from 58 over the last two decades. However, the majority of the population is still both rural and poor and cannot afford private healthcare.
Despite India’s impressive economic progress, its dysfunctional public health system continues to pose a grave threat to the health of Indian patients.
India has a large population of about 1.2 billion people. The country’s thriving private healthcare industry serves the wealthy and a growing middle class. Life expectancy has risen to about 64 years from 58 over the last two decades. However, the majority of the population is still both rural and poor and cannot afford private healthcare.
Most of the population relies on the country’s overstretched and underfunded public health system. According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the Indian government only invests about 1% of the GDP in public healthcare. Efforts to double national healthcare expenditures fell short in the past.Most of the population relies on the country’s overstretched and underfunded public health system. According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the Indian government only invests about 1% of the GDP in public healthcare. Efforts to double national healthcare expenditures fell short in the past.