Public Health Care System in India

Contents

1. Abstract Pg.2

2. Introduction Pg.3

3. BOT Graph Pg.5

4. Stakeholders Analysis Pg.6

5. Literature Review Pg.7

6. Research Objective Pg.13

7. Research Questions Pg.13

8. Research Methodology Pg.13

9. Casual loop model Pg. 14

10. Significance of the Research Pg.15

11. Limitations of the Research Pg.15

12. Reference Pg. 16

Abstract:

Health care system in India has been plagued with various problems and quality of healthcare services lagged significantly than those of the other developing countries. Only a small partition of total GDP is spend on health related investments and on top of that these fund utilization is poorly managed. Moreover there has been problem of inequity in availability of healthcare facilities across states. The government has recognized the urgency of reform and initiated several programs to tackle the issues in this system. The private player has also been playing a significant part in improving quality and accessibility of healthcare facilities with major focus on the rural sectors. In this paper, I’ve tried to analyze the problems associated with healthcare system in India. I’ve assessed the reforms undertaken by the government to improve the situation and their relevance in framing the roadmap further.

Introduction:

Healthcare situation in India has been consistently lagging behind than those of the peer nations. With respect to the key indices like maternal mortality rate, infant mortality rate and sanitation facilities India has always been in the bottom of the list. Despite a no of measures taken by government, there has not been any significant improvement in the healthcare system majorly because of corruption and ineffective implementation. The problem is also persistent in private sector in urban areas. Despite improved technological equipment and specialized hospitals, often it failed to achieve patient satisfaction. Some of the key problems in this sector:

 Shortages of workforce: the doctor population in India is 1:1500 compared to 1:350 in USA and WHO benchmark of 2.5 doctors per 1000 population. The ratio is worse in rural area (1:2500) , where as in urban it is 1:500

 Shortage of infrastructure: Total bed density is 1.3 per 1000 population 2010 whereas the WHO