News and info about India’s healthcare system and recent changes.
“It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.”- Mahatma Gandhi Our great country, India, has been the crown jewel of the medical world since time immemorial. India’s contribution to medicine is underlined by the fact that it is home to a posse of medical practice systems – Ayurveda, Unani[...]
There was a time when diseases like cancers and tumours were considered rare. Not many people were affected by these life-threatening diseases. But times have changed drastically. Today a cancer diagnosis has become as normal as a headache. With the fast-paced, stressful lifestyles that we lead, contracting critical illnesses has become common. A diagnosis of[...]
You know that a health insurance policy can help you save tax as per Section 80D of the Income Tax Act, but do you know, what are those situations when you will lose tax benefits on your policies? There are certain situations when even after buying a health insurance policy, you will not be able[...]
A study conducted in 2015 found that the rates of hospital-acquired infections and antimicrobial resistance were remarkably higher in India than those reported in the USA by the CDC. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), there are at least 1.4 million people globally that, at any given time, suffers from a hospital-acquired infection (HAI). In India,[...]
How often have you gone to the doctor and ended up with a drug prescription that no pharmacy in your vicinity stocked? Doctors often prescribe exotic brands that are either not readily available or are extremely expensive. But, you can easily find a “substitute” or “replacement” medicine that is equally effective and contains the same active[...]
An intriguing health statistic about India is that every fifth death in the world is from India. India’s population accounts for about 17.5 percent of the world population but India accounts for 19 percent of total deaths across the world. The emerging trend is that Indians are increasingly dying due to various heart conditions including[...]
Be it the epic battles of the Mahabharata, the arcane wars of the Bible’s Old Testament, or present day high-tech wars using missiles and drones, it is the fight between good and evil that holds sway. Our conscience is ridden with contrasting images of Ram versus Ravan, Angel versus Devil, God versus Satan, Friend versus[...]
Most of my childhood days were spent in the bosom of nature, far from civilisation, far from development and modern healthcare. It is in this setting that natural process assisted by traditional knowledge plays a pivotal role in fostering health and wellbeing amongst scores of villagers across India. India is a land of plenty in[...]
Have quacks become the lifeline for the minions in India? That is what the scenario looks like, particularly in rural India. It is an open secret that most Government hospitals in India function only in name, and that serves as a lacuna that is automatically filled in by con-men who take advantage of hapless patients.[...]
Despite numerous policies in place to achieve self-sufficiency in the health sector, the number of Indian doctors serving the disparate rural population is drastically declining. Many efforts to drive the tech-savvy, white-collared and highly ambitious doctors to the unkempt peripheries of the country has been an utter failure. India still suffers an acute shortage of[...]
Originally published in www.privatepractice.md India devotes only 5.1 percent of its GDP in the health sector. India’s burgeoning healthcare sector has created waves across the world with its enticing medical tourism venture. This and a steadily rising economy have been the two factors that have made the Indian healthcare industry a serious contender to global[...]
Medical education in India encompasses allopathic medicine and other indigenous systems of medicine. Allopathic medicine is by far the most favored of all systems because of its wider acceptability and global recognition. This article deals only with allopathic medicine. Like in the US, medical education in India involves a lengthy and arduous process. Pre-University Course[...]