Healthcare of India: Today and Tomorrow

Abstract

India needs accessible, affordable and high-quality healthcare. This paper deals with the challenges and opportunities in Indian Healthcare. We discuss the details of the healthcare system of India: its structure, expenditure by public and private, the presence of the alternate medicines and its impact on Indian healthcare and the management of healthcare at all levels. India currently has double burden of diseases. Further we discuss the challenges in Indian healthcare system and its causes. We highlight with a few examples how hospitals can innovate and reorganize themselves to address these challenges.