India, Jan. 19 -- Institutions such as GNRC (Guwahati Neurological Research Centre) have demonstrated how this approach can work in practice. Under the leadership of Dr. Nomal Chandra Borah, GNRC has played a pioneering role in decentralising advanced neurological and tertiary care in the Northeast-a region historically underserved by specialised health services. By combining tertiary hospitals, nursing and paramedical education, community outreach, and affordable care models, GNRC illustrates how regional institutions can reduce dependency on metropolitan centres while delivering globally benchmarked outcomes.

India's recent experiments with community-based health missions and mobile outreach programmes demonstrate how such models can b...