What are the key features of India's healthcare system

Describe the various aspects of India's healthcare system, including the public and private sectors, government policies, and measures to address issues such as sanitation and communicable diseases.
The key features of India's healthcare system are:
  • India has a mixed healthcare system, with both public and private healthcare providers.
  • Public healthcare in India is provided by the government, with a focus on providing free or subsidized services to the poor and marginalized sections of society.
  • The private healthcare sector in India is significantly larger than the public sector, and caters mainly to the middle class and wealthy sections of society.
  • The Indian government has introduced various policies to improve healthcare access and quality, such as the Ayushman Bharat Program which aims to provide free healthcare to around 100 million low-income families.
  • The Indian healthcare system faces various challenges, such as inadequate infrastructure and workforce, high out-of-pocket expenses, and an increasing burden of non-communicable diseases.
  • Measures to address these challenges include improving sanitation and hygiene, increasing investment in healthcare infrastructure and technology, and strengthening the primary healthcare system.
  • India has also implemented various disease control programs, such as the National Tuberculosis Elimination Program and the National Vector Borne Disease Control Program, to tackle high prevalence rates of communicable diseases.
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