Since long, hypes have created on several healthcare schemes in India, by the successive Governments of different political dispensation. These attracted mostly positive vibes at the time of announcements. Nevertheless, as we move on, a vast majority of Indians continues … Continue reading
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An El Dorado…But Not Without Responsible Pricing:The Cancer Segment in India
The affordability issue for cancer treatment has been the subject of a raging debate since quite some time, as the incidence of cancer is fast increasing across the world. Just for example a very recent report highlighted that cancer has now become the … Continue reading
Reaping rich harvest with less moaning and bagful of creative ideas from emerging Rural Markets of India
About 72 percent of the population and 135 million households of India live in the rural areas of the country. Many of them are poor. Definition of ‘Rural’: Agencies of the Government of India like, National Council of Applied Economic … Continue reading
The top two reasons for not seeking medical treatment, across the population, are not poor ‘Access to Healthcare’ in India
“About 1.8 million children under age of 5 die in India every year; 68,000 mothers die due to maternal causes, and 52 million children in the country are stunted”. “With 70% people living in more than 600,000 villages across rural … Continue reading
Gone 2010…Comes 2011: Looking Back…Looking Ahead at the Healthcare Space of India
Our country, especially the media and the politicians (perhaps not so much the ‘Aam Aadmi’), appears to be totally engrossed now in uprooting the issue of corruption from the soil of India, once and for all. Politicians of all hues … Continue reading
Leverage the potential of ‘Telemedicine’ to effectively address the healthcare needs of India
The World Health Organization (WHO) has defined telemedicine as follows: “The delivery of healthcare services, where distance is a critical factor, by all healthcare professionals using information and communication technologies for the exchange of valid information for diagnosis, treatment and … Continue reading
Healthcare services in India … growing disparity between urban and rural population – can ‘Telemedicine’ play a significant role?
Healthcare Industry in India is currently valued at US$ 35 billion. This industry is expected to record a turnover of US$ 75 billion in 2012 and US$ 150 billion in 2017, reports Technopak Advisors in their report titled “India Healthcare … Continue reading
65% of Indians do not have access to affordable modern medical treatment – why?
India is indeed a country of many paradoxes. Not just peaceful co-existence of luxurious sky scrapers and dilapidated shanties side by side. In the healthcare sector as well, we witness on one side booming medical tourism of foreign nationals to … Continue reading