POLITICAL ECONOMY OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND RESEARCH IN INDIA:IS IT A LACK OF POLITICAL WILL OR A FUNDING ISSUE?
POLITICAL ECONOMY OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND RESEARCH IN INDIA:IS IT A LACK OF POLITICAL WILL OR A FUNDING ISSUE? In India there is one government doctor over 10000 patients (as opposed to WHO recommended doctor-patient ratio of 1:1,000) – and one nurse for about 500 patients. As a result, India needs 6,00,000 doctors and 20,00,000 …