The antidote for India’s healthcare woes
A digital health ecosystem that can leverage data, technology and collaboration can help leapfrog India s healthcare.
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Abheek Singhi
By encouraging collaboration and combining digital approaches with traditional healthcare models, India can create a powerful antidote that addresses the challenges related to access, affordability and quality of care.
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“This is indeed India! remarked Mark Twain, as he tried to grasp the complex and nuanced Indian society. More than a century later, India continues to be a paradox. On the one hand, its economy is currently the fifth-largest, with aspirations to vault to the top-three club by 2025. On the other, its healthcare systems perform poorly on multiple dimensions, with the country ranking 145 among 195 countries on the Healthcare Access and Quality Index (HAQ). The healthcare infrastructure in India is crippled by several inadequacies including limited access