In the normal course, the investments that the government is currently making in healthcare might have taken years. Mint takes a look at the situation The coronavirus pandemic may have come as a wake-up call for an otherwise undisciplined healthcare system in India.
In the normal course, the investments that the government is currently making in healthcare might have taken years. Mint takes a look at the situation. What’s the state of our public healthcare? India’s healthcare spending is 3.6% of GDP, the lowest among developing countries.
Often, funds allocated to states for healthcare are unutilized or underutilized. Private healthcare, preferred for its quality, is costly and, thus, out of the reach of the poor.