Accessing medical care in rural India is still challenging, and here’s why
Despite the efforts made by the Indian government to enhance medical care facilities in rural areas, there remains an immense amount of work yet to be accomplished.
The fact remains that even with government initiatives such as Ayushman Bharat PM JAY and E-Sanjeevani, a significant portion of the rural population still lacks access to medical facilities, as recently highlighted by TRI’s India Rural Colloquy survey.
In recent years India has successfully established itself as a medical hub. People from all around the globe come to India because of inexpensive medical facilities. Despite all the success, India is yet to make healthcare accessible to a significant portion of its population.
As per the survey, almost 63 percent of people residing in remote rural areas travel to cities or other states to avail better treatment. People suffering from NCD or non-communicable diseases are forced to leave the comfort of their houses to receive medical attention in cities or towns with better medical facilities.
An article published on Village Square mentions the following:
“According to the report, about 73 percent of the people (or families) with serious ailments in the Northeast migrated to other states in search of better healthcare services, as compared to 60 percent of those belonging to northern states. The figure was the lowest for south Indian states (28 percent). The primary reason for visits to other places was the availability of better medical facilities at the destinations.”
A large section of the rural population faces these problems because there are no alternative or modernized healthcare systems. The only way to change this is to create transformative healthcare systems beginning from the primary level.
In an interview published on Village Square, Shyamal Santra, Associate Director of Public Health and Nutrition at TRI, mentions:
“It is evident that there are no alternatives to improved, modernized and transformed healthcare services at the primary level with a specific focus on under-developed regions to improve patient satisfaction and reducing the need for long-distance travel for treatment.”
“The compulsion of travel in the quest for quality medical treatment adds emotional and financial stress to the patients and their families. By adopting a ‘whole of system, whole of society’ approach to offer ‘state of the art’ infrastructure and quality services locally, we can alleviate the burden on patients and make healthcare more inclusive and equitable across the country,” Santra further stated.
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