As we in India look back on our years of Freedom, what is it that comes to your mind as the country's leading pioneer in the field of healthcare? I would say freedom from ignorance. That sounds interesting. Could you please elaborate on that? I would like that people to be free from old mind-sets when it comes to health. The onus is on every individual to be healthy and contribute to the health of the nation.
It's no good blaming the government. We must also take our health into our own hands and make efforts to educate each other on health issue, to ensure a healthy India. This freedom comes with knowledge and education. That means mothers, rich or poor, in rural areas or urban spaces have to be aware of giving the right food at the right age to a child. Great changes may be sweeping through India's healthcare but we are still bogged down by issues of malnutrition -…
