In India, recently, cracks have been observed in the shield against diseases. Many patients in the different states of the country have been suffering from different illness including dengue, malaria, flu, TB etc. The reasons for such devastations could be numerous. But an inaccessibility to better healthcare is certainly one of these reasons. Many rural patients are still waiting to get basic healthcare needs.

The government, from time to time, has brought different policies to make affordable healthcare in India. For instance, prices of many devices and scheduled medicines have been capped. Additionally, there is a news that government is planning to cap prices of non-scheduled drugs. However, Indian patients especially, the rural population can’t afford the associated cost even after capping the prices. The question then arises ‘where exactly the patients have to spend money for…