HEALTHCARE in India has a variety of problems, including insufficient connectivity, a lack of competent medical staff, and a rising population of chronic diseases. And COVID 19 ‘s arrival has tragically taken the situation to the fore. We have a 1 % of GDP and are one of the world’s lowest public health budgets – fewer than our Sri Lankan, Nepal, and Bhutan neighbors.
The Indian public health sector was under tremendous pressure, with one government doctor per 10,189 people (The World Health Organisation is proposing a 1:1 000 ratio) or a 600000 doctors deficit, and the nurse: a patient ratio of 1:483, for a shorter 2 million nurses.
Virtually any COVID-19 infected patient has been treated in public hospitals since the start of the pandemic, eating human resources as well as other resources that have been usually allocated for many other pathogens and constant sickness.
Access to care was made very difficult for less-pleasant patients around the country due to its unequal allocation and the private ownership of hospitals. Millions of lives are at risk every year in the constant promotion of outsourcing of health care without ever rising the public health system. Now, this number has also been boosted by the new coronavirus.
A big portion of India’s population is being underserved by a massive 1,38 billion population and inadequate healthcare systems. In India, 65% of health care spending is out of pocket compared with just 13% in a wealthy world such as Germany, which drives almost 57 million Indians per year into poverty.
The role of healthcare fundraising
There are no alerts for medical incidents. They call for fast responses and initial counseling. The households are both financially and mentally overwhelmed as major illnesses or life-threatening conditions are diagnosed. For those who have the resources, the cost of medication is also very high. There is no health coverage and no savings to pay for essential medical costs for many Indians from deprived parts of society. They have no choice but to take personal loans from unscrupulous financial creditors at excessive rates and end up in a perpetual debt loop.
It is here where medical collectors and donations will support those in need. You will support many people to live in these incredibly challenging times with smaller grants from big numbers of people.
Health should not be a right or a luxury. The position of online donations in medical emergencies has become important as India’s public health infrastructure remained ineffective and unequal. This is one way to allow them easier access, from time to time, to medical treatment in traumatic health emergencies.