Hamirpur(HP), Dec. 14 -- The right to health can only be implemented judiciously if the health system is strong, requiring the government to increase public health spending, stated Dr Naresh Purohit, Executive Member- Federation of Hospital Administrators.
The greatest irony of India's public health system is that while the country is on track to become the world's fifth-largest economy, public spending on health remains among the lowest in the world. When the state doesn't allocate adequate budgets for healthcare, the private sector naturally fills the void and this leads to inequality, uncontrolled fees, unnecessary medical procedures, and economic devastation for the common man.
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