healthcare sector will get a boost when finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s presents the Union Budget for 2021 on Monday.The pandemic strained the Indian healthcare system, characterised by stressed infrastructure, limited diagnostic capacities, and constrained manpower.
While healthcare workers and other frontline warriors managed the crisis well, it has prompted a rethink in government circles about the need to be better prepared for such events.“...Even in best of times the countries expenditure towards healthcare has been dismal and expecting government to apply a magic wand in distress is asking for too much.