We all know that the healthcare system in India is creaking. The situation is going to become progressively worse, because we cannot keep up with the demand for medical attention. Epidemics of infectious diseases such as dengue and malaria have become increasingly common, because of poor infrastructure. The rise in non-communicable diseases because of poor lifestyle has created a double whammy, and we are reaching a breaking point.
The government is supposed to provide healthcare services to citizens, but the problem is that the public sector doesn't trust the private sector. We know that there's a shortage of hospital beds, but still, the government is hellbent on passing rules and regulations which are forcing nursing home owners to shut down. That means the shortage of hospital beds is going to become much worse in the future. We have tried for the public private partnerships (PPP)…
