Do We Care?: India's Health System

Rao, K. Sujatha

ISBN 10: 0199469547 / ISBN 13: 9780199469543

Published by Oxford University Press, 2017

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Do We Care?: India's Health System
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0199469547
• ISBN 13: 9780199469543
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Acceptable

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Synopsis

India is one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. Yet health is not a part of our ambitious development story. In fact, India's disproportionately stingy healthcare budget makes some of the poorer nations look better in comparison. Statistics, however, speak louder than critics: we have one of the highest numbers of women dying in childbirth and under-five mortality rates. Every year nearly sixty million people get pushed below the poverty line due to the health expenditures that they incur. But there are a few bright spots too: India has eradicated polio and reversed the incidence of HIV/AIDS by an impressive margin.

Drawing on her experience as the former union health secretary, K. Sujatha Rao gives us an unsparingly candid insider's view of Indiaâs health system. This richly detailed book favours increasing the health budget, greater use of technology, and providing leadership and good governance. Rao argues that unless good health is prioritized as a national goal, India's growth story will remain largely self-congratulatory.

About the Author

K. Sujatha Rao, Rao is a former union secretary of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.
K. Sujatha Rao is a former union secretary of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. Of her 36-year-long service as a civil servant, she spent close to 20 years in the health sector in different capacities at both state and federal levels.