Current article deals with the Doctor population ratio in India. Rural India still faces the challenge of availability of basic medical facilities. There is disparity among urban and rural healthcare scenario which needs to be addressed. Medical education is considered as doubly burdened with noble responsibility. According to WHO guidelines, it is recommended to have 10 doctors for 10,000 people.
There is an extreme shortage of doctors in India causing detrimental effects on Indian healthcare sector. The health expenditure in India is of the order of 6% of the GDP even then it is not enough for the ever-increasing population of India. Early situation in India The original model of healthcare in independent India tried to follow the Bhore Committee Report of 1946 recommendations of a network of primary healthcare for all citizens. Sixty years ago, the total number of physicians was…
