No doubt, there is a shortage of doctors in our Nation as corroborated by WHO statistics. At the same time, the qualified available doctors remain underused. Situation appears more frightening due to urban concentration of doctors. Who is to be blamed for this maldistribution and Improper utilisation of existing resources?
Fresh graduates pass out from Medical Colleges with a streak of enthusiasm and dreams of doing something worthwhile to the suffering fellow citizens. Even monetary rewards are given a backseat in their minds.They get first shock of their life when no one cares even to offer them a chair in the Directorates. They notice their senior colleagues harping around Clerks and Stenos for some minor favours. For getting slightly better place in the far off interiors, they approach Medical Representatives or local journalists who are well connected and carry some weight in the…
