India’s Healthcare at Glance

India with a population of 125 crores is second most populous nation on Earth. This massive population makes India one of the biggest healthcare market in the world.
Be it cities where approximately 30% of population resides or the rural areas where 70% of the population resides, healthcare as an industry holds massive potential and healthcare professionals like you can help fill in the gap.
Let’s take a look at some major diseases affecting the people of India:
1. Cardiovascular Diseases: 24.8%
2. Respiratory Diseases: 10.2%
3. Tuberculosis: 10.1%
4. Malignant and Other Tumors: 9.4%
5. Defined Conditions: 5.3%
6. Digestive Diseases: 5.1%
7. Diarrheal Diseases: 5%
8. Unintentional Injuries: 4.6%
9. Intentional Self Harm: 3%
10. Malaria: 2.8%
With so much at stake, it becomes important for both private sector as well as public sector to function efficiently. The Indian private sector is globally renowned for its top-notch medical professionals and services, however, the same cannot be said for the public sector.
The central government in its 2017 budget allocated approximately Rs. 38,000 crores for the health sector. Despite this massive resource allocation, the condition of most government run hospitals is not on par with the private sector. There can be many reasons for it, let’s take a look at some factors responsible for bad state of medical condition in India.
Factors responsible for abysmal state of medical care in India
The World Health Organization’s global healthcare profile published in the year 2000 ranked the Indian healthcare system 112th out of 190 nations. This ranking rings an alarming bell, because India as a global power and major economy cannot have healthcare system that’s unable to keep its citizen fit.
Basically, all medical and diagnostic services given by government facilities, should be free of charge. In reality, access to these services is severely limited due to shortages of staff and supplies. Access to the essential drug list is free, but prescription drugs are only accessible at private pharmacies.