India, like our country, has a large population and ranks second in the world. The economy is soaring, but it is in medical trouble. Generic drugs are overflowing, medical resources are unbalanced, and the gap between the rich and the poor is widening. Although the free medical care system exists, it is difficult to solve the plight of patients in practice.
India's medical collapse? The hidden dangers behind the economic boom are revealed.
India, the world's second most populous country, has seen its economy soar in recent years, with the world's sixth-largest GDP in the world, yet its healthcare system seems to have failed to keep pace with the economy. India** has lax regulation of generic drugs, resulting in poor medical labeling. The lack of hospitals in the country has made generic drugs the only option for many poor people.
India has the same free healthcare system as our country, but "free" is not a perfect solution. Wealthy families often choose private hospitals for high-end medical services. However, for the majority of Indians, telehealth services are often available in Europe and the United States, rather than affordable for their own people.
There were rumours that it didn't cost anything to see a doctor in India, but the outbreak of the pandemic has revealed serious problems in the healthcare system. Due to the surge in patients, there is a shortage of beds in Indian hospitals, even allowing two patients to share a bed. In 2017-2018, India's healthcare spending was only 14%, far below the global average, is under huge pressure to provide medical services to more than a billion people.
Free health care, which accounts for only 20 per cent, cannot meet the huge needs of patients in India. In public hospitals, long queues, a shortage of doctors, a shortage of beds, a lack of medicines, and a lack of equipment have become the norm. India's health care costs are prominent, with only $236 billion in annual fiscal revenue, making it impossible to increase per capita health expenditure, and the gap between the rich and the poor has further widened.
Interestingly, affluent people rarely set foot in public hospitals, preferring private healthcare facilities for a higher level of service. Nowadays, the Indian healthcare system is no longer able to withstand it, and the basic team of doctors and ** is not enough. Although India is the world's largest democracy, its universal health care is facing many problems from the domestic economy, looseness, and the gap between the rich and the poor.
Overall, Indian healthcare is facing a deep-seated dilemma under the pressure of a huge population. Free health care exists, but it does not solve the substantive problem. While the world is concerned about India's economic rise, we should also look at its medical plight rationally and not blindly envy it. What do you think about this? Feel free to leave a comment below.
The plight of India's healthcare system has attracted widespread attention, and the problems exposed behind its economic rise are thought-provoking. The article points out that despite India's sixth place in the global economic rankings, the development of the medical sector has not kept pace with the economy. This led me to think deeply about the relationship between the national healthcare system and the overall state of society.
First of all, India's medical problems are mainly manifested in the huge gap between the poverty of public hospitals and the affluence of private hospitals. Although the free medical system exists, it accounts for only 20% of the total, and the wealthy are more likely to choose private medical institutions. This disparity allows the affluent class to have access to high-quality medical care, while the large low- and middle-income population struggles in public hospitals with poor medical resources.
Second, the low level of health expenditure-to-GDP ratio makes it difficult for India's healthcare system to cope with the needs of a large population. In 2017-2018, India's healthcare spending was only 14%, which is quite insufficient compared to the global average. This has not only affected the number of medical facilities and medical staff, but also directly affected the supply of basic medical equipment, medicines and beds, leaving public hospitals in a dilemma of full patients.
The article mentions that India** is relatively lenient in the management of generic drugs, which makes generic drugs flood the Indian market and become a means to alleviate the medical dilemma. However, the widespread use of generic drugs has also raised questions about quality and safety, especially in the wake of the pandemic, which has brought into account the fragility of the healthcare system.
The deep-seated reasons behind India's healthcare problems also include the management of the country and the widening gap between the rich and the poor. ** Investment in free health care is limited, and the gap between rich and poor leads to an uneven distribution of medical resources. Under such circumstances, it is difficult for ordinary Indians to enjoy adequate and high-quality medical services, especially when faced with serious illnesses, and the situation of the poor is even more difficult.
On the whole, the problem of India's healthcare system is not only the lack of medical resources, but also closely related to social, ** and economic development and other factors. To solve this problem, it is necessary to increase investment in the medical system, optimize the allocation of medical resources, and improve the number and level of medical staff. At the same time, it is also necessary for all sectors of society to work together to pay attention to the medical needs of the people at the bottom and promote the fairness of medical services in the whole society, so as to achieve the rational use and fair distribution of medical resources.
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