“There is a paradoxical situation in India. On one side, we have super specialty medical centres which cater to the needs of patients requiring specialised and speedy treatment and on the other hand, a very large number of our population remains deprived of basic medical facilities and healthcare,” said National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) member P.C. Sharma.

There is an urgent need to redesign and reform the sector.  The healthcare in India is a wide mix of antique systems in rural areas only to be contrasted by world-class private hospitals in some of the metropolis.  There are illegal medical practices going on through out the nation.

There is no Healthcare System in India.  Just like USA, India has healthcare sector not system and it is a lot worse than US.

“Professionals and stakeholders have to minimise these poignant inequalities in healthcare and make it accessible to one and all. There is a need to promote health as a human right by launching a primary healthcare movement,” said Sharma.

NHRC’s acting chairperson G.P. Mathur said that “a good healthcare system does not just mean “access to healthcare and building hospitals.  It extends further and includes a wide range of factors like freedom from non-consensual medical treatment, safe food, safe drinking water, adequate sanitation, health related education and gender equality.  Non-availability of national data of registered medical practitioners is another issue, which needs attention from the concerned authorities.”

Their is a need to create a comprehensive list of hospitals, practitioner, their certifications, connecting all the providers electronically, healthcare policy and much more.  With the growth that India has seen, healthcare must catch up.