Despite various Government health schemes introduced to provide Medicare to teeming millions, the country continues to face a shortage of hospitals and MBBS doctors, calling for better planning and administration to manage health institutes.
By and large, the thrust is on allopathic branded medicines for faster treatment rather than generic medicines, and a very few patients prefer homeopathy, Ayurved Siddha, and other alternate medicines.
As of now, India has 13.86 lakh doctors (1:811) and by 2030, at least 21 lakh doctors will be required to meet the demand of the ever-increasing population.
The number of registered doctors in some of the states is: Maharashtra-209540, Tamil Nadu-149399, Karnataka-141155, and Rajasthan-49049.
There are around 43,000 private and roughly 27,000 public hospitals. Yet the country faces a shortage of hospital beds, with a ratio....
