Family medicine is well-established discipline in Western countries as compared to India. Currently, family medicine is establishing its roots in Indian health care system. Even though family medicine is moving forward slowly and steadily in India. However, till date, the prevailing situation of family medicine is still obscure in India. This article is a presentation of general over of family medicine in India.
India, a country of 1.2 billion people, struggling to achieve the quality of primary care as compared to Western countries. Primary health care is the first line of defense that prevents the needs of secondary and tertiary care. In addition, it also takes cares of people who have received secondary and tertiary care, reducing the increasing healthcare costs. Worldwide, family medicine has been acknowledged as a necessary ingredient for a responsive and robust primary…
