Healthcare Services in India

In the health infrastructure time is of critical importance, followed by right care. To aim for futuristic technologies, we must be able to solve classical problem that our hospitals are ridden with.

As we put the worst part of the health crisis behind us, it is important to ponder upon a few issues that didn’t receive any attention barring a few criticisms on social media.

The NDHM comprises six key building blocks or digital systems - HealthID, DigiDoctor, Health Facility Registry, Personal Health Records, e-Pharmacy and telemedicine - that will enable access to timely, safe and affordable healthcare through a 'citizen-centric' approach.

he country was hit by an epidemic about a century ago and killed a chunk of Bombay's population however our textbooks just give fleeting reference to this disaster and the teachers just tell you what is written in the Government sanctioned Textbooks.

The least a govt and a society can ensure is, the health workers should have a violence-free environment to work as its absence can be detrimental to patients' interests.

While ensuring access to food, shelter, healthcare and basic needs of the urban poor population as an interim relief, the government should learn from this pandemic and focus on social determinants of healthcare

A take on why the world of today, run by 20th century principles,has come out short when confronted with the Covid-19 pandemic, a 21st century problem.

Mumbai needs a much larger share of central investment in its health services. The creation of AIIMS like hospital with provision of various tertiary specialties under one roof will save inconvenience and hassle to a large number of its residents.

Mumbai needs a much larger share of central investment in its health services.

HDI improvement is a long-haul game. Countries don't magically improve HDI rankings by double digits, since it requires an entire overhaul of the society as a whole, but that is exactly why India & Modi sarkar should be chasing this.