NEW DELHI : The covid-19 pandemic situation proved a trigger for government to do what India could not achieve in last 70 years in terms of boosting health infrastructure and medical equipment especially ventilators.
According to government’s own admission, the availability of ventilators in as on May 1 in the country was about 19,398 in public sector.More so, if estimates of a study done in April 2020 by the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy (CDDEP), a public health research organization are considered, then public and private sector combined, India has a total of 47,481 ventilators.The infrastructure already falling short for achieving universal health coverage has been suddenly taken up for upgradation after the covid-19.