As the COVID-19 outbreak has stressed public health infrastructure in the country, the role of the private sector in supplementing immediate public health needs is becoming ever more evident. Considering the events which have unfolded with respect to the diagnostics and management of COVID-19 cases, a petition seeking the nationalization of healthcare facilities has been filed with the Supreme Court. A petition seeking directions for the states and union territories to nationalize all health facilities and related entities until the COVID-19 outbreak is active in the country has recently been filed with the Supreme Court.
The petition has drawn attention to the apparent insufficiency of India’s public healthcare infrastructure to overcome the pandemic. Therefore, it has pursued directions for all private healthcare facilities, institutes, companies, and related entities to provide free…
