India to create futuristic healthcare model for the poor

Although Indian healthcare expenditures are just 2% of its gross domestic product (GDP) and far below advanced economies, Mansukh Mandaviya, Indian health and family welfare minister, said on Friday that this doesn’t present a true comparative picture, since healthcare in developed countries is much more costly. “Every country has its model of public health, India has a unique one,” he said at the FE Healthcare Summit II.

According to him, the government is currently focussing on creating a futuristic health-care model, drawing from its experience of dealing with the pandemic and massive vaccination drive, the minister said. This new model would ensure that the poor and the vulnerable get access to affordable healthcare, he added.

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