India, Aug. 21 -- Instead of making a show of improving private healthcare, the Union government would be better off if it focuses on improving its public health systems
I have digitised health records from a hospital I visit for regular eye check-ups. One of the entries confused my right eye with the left. This could have made a crucial difference to the treatment, but the mistake was made years ago, and the doctor is unlikely to consider it while deciding on the treatment now.
So when Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the launch of the National Digital Health Mission (NDHM) during his Independence Day speech this year, the first question that came to my mind was whether there would be a system to ensure that such mistakes do not oc...