India’s Healthcare System: Navigating Challenges And Seeking Reform
Accessibility and cost are two of the biggest problems plaguing India's healthcare system. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted weaknesses, highlighting the critical need for change. As a result of the epidemic, gaps in medical resources and hospital capacity were apparent. In spite of the fortitude shown by healthcare personnel, the crisis highlighted the need for a more robust infrastructure. Over 400,000 new cases were recorded per day in India during the peak of COVID-19 in April 2021, saturating healthcare facilities and drawing attention to critical infrastructural deficiencies. Rural communities sometimes lack access to and/or quality of healthcare, exacerbating existing inequalities. Ayushman Bharat and similar government programmes try to solve this problem but require effe...
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