Privatisation and Policy Gaps: A Threat to India’s Public Health System
Chronic Weaknesses in Public Health
The article argues that India’s public health system is under severe stress due to chronic underfunding, unchecked privatisation, and persistent policy failures. Rising costs of medicines, diagnostics, and treatment have made quality healthcare inaccessible to large sections of the population. Social determinants such as caste, class, gender, environmental pollution, and climate change further shape unequal health outcomes, turning healthcare into a
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