could this pandemic have been controlled?
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The raging pandemic has become a relentless part of our lives. In its effort to contain it, the world has been scrambling and scouting for answers. Doctors, nurses and other healthcare officials have been working tirelessly to help the affected and scientists and researchers have been trying to find a solution in the form of a vaccine that could end the pandemic once and for all.
But does a pandemic really end? And does the infection go away, or does it bury itself in limbo? People around the world have been asking their own questions, hoping against hope that they find their health and closure. In an email interaction with indianexpress.com, Dr Naresh Trehan, Chairman and Managing Director of Medanta Hospital, shed light on the constant evolution of the healthcare sector, the need for governments to build more hospitals, and the time it may take to inoculate a country as vast as India, among other things.
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A pandemic is never absolutely over, but it can be controlled: Dr Naresh Trehan
"In any country, let alone a country the size and complexity of India, not everyone and not even large sections of the population can be immunized in the short or medium term. This takes years, even decades," says Dr Naresh Trehan
Written By Prerna Mittra | New Delhi |
Updated: September 22, 2020 9:11:11 pm
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The healthcare sector -- the importance of which was underscored by recent government initiatives -- emerged as the bulwark against this pandemic, says Dr Naresh Trehan. (Source: PR handout)
The raging pandemic has become a relentless part of our lives. In its effort to contain it, the world has been scrambling and scouting for answers. Doctors, nurses and other healthcare officials have been working tirelessly to help the affected and scientists and researchers have been trying to find a solution in the form of a vaccine that could end the pandemic once and for all.
But does a pandemic really end? And does the infection go away, or does it bury itself in limbo? People around the world have been asking their own questions, hoping against hope that they find their health and closure.
In an email interaction with indianexpress.com, Dr Naresh Trehan, Chairman and Managing Director of Medanta Hospital, shed light on the constant evolution of the healthcare sector, the need for governments to build more hospitals, and the time it may take to inoculate a country as vast as India, among other things.
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How much has the healthcare sector evolved during the pandemic?
The healthcare sector — the importance of which was underscored by recent government initiatives — emerged as the bulwark against this pandemic. This centre-stage position will only grow in importance and scale. A significant development has been the partnership for public health between the government and the healthcare sector, which has accelerated. This is a necessity given the scale and the momentum of this pandemic and others to follow, not to mention the otherwise pressing and overarching need for both the government and the healthcare sector to work together.
Another aspect of the revised dynamics is that the healthcare sector has had to gain greater agility, innovation and cross-functional expertise. Intra-sector dynamics has assumed greater immediacy and sense of cooperation. This augurs well.
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