Question

Give an account of the position of healthcare services in India (with reference to the current situation)

Answer 1

An account of the position of healthcare services in India

Explanation:

• Healthcare is also one of the biggest sectors in India- with regard to revenues and employment. Healthcare includes medical devices, hospitals, outsourcing, clinical trials,  medical tourism, telemedicine,  medical equipment, and health insurance. In addition to its increasing coverage, services and expenditures by the public as well as private sector, the Indian healthcare sector is increasing rapidly.
• The competitive advantage of India lies in a broad pool of highly qualified physicians. In comparison with its peers in Asia and western nations , India is also competitive in costs. In India, the cost of surgery is around one-tenth that in the United States and Western Europe. The accessibility and quality of healthcare ranks 145th in India among 195 countries.
• However there is  rural-urban imbalancewith regard to healthcare services which  hampers access to healthcare services. In rural places, the accessibility is comparatively lower when compared to urban areas.
• Also public healthcare services offers poor quality care. The reason for the poor quality care of the public health care system is Distance to PHCs, Sub-centers (SCs), and Community Health Centers (CHCs). Shortage of Hospitals and  hospital beds and trained physicians such as doctors and nurses are  the causes that public healtcare system is not that good

Answer 2

Answer:

An account of the position of healthcare services in India

Explanation:

Healthcare is also one of the biggest sectors in India- with regard to revenues and employment. Healthcare includes medical devices, hospitals, outsourcing, clinical trials,  medical tourism, telemedicine,  medical equipment, and health insurance. In addition to its increasing coverage, services and expenditures by the public as well as private sector, the Indian healthcare sector is increasing rapidly.

The competitive advantage of India lies in a broad pool of highly qualified physicians. In comparison with its peers in Asia and western nations , India is also competitive in costs. In India, the cost of surgery is around one-tenth that in the United States and Western Europe. The accessibility and quality of healthcare ranks 145th in India among 195 countries.

However there is  rural-urban imbalancewith regard to healthcare services which  hampers access to healthcare services. In rural places, the accessibility is comparatively lower when compared to urban areas.

Also public healthcare services offers poor quality care. The reason for the poor quality care of the public health care system is Distance to PHCs, Sub-centers (SCs), and Community Health Centers (CHCs). Shortage of Hospitals and  hospital beds and trained physicians such as doctors and nurses are  the causes that public healtcare system is not that good

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