Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: India’s healthcare landscape is a vast and interdependent network comprising both public and private sectors, with each playing distinct roles in delivering medical services to its 1.4 billion population 1 . The public healthcare system is designed to offer free or low-cost services for low-income and rural populations. However, these public facilities are often overwhelmed as a consequence of inadequate infrastructure, shortages of medical supplies, and a paucity of healthcare professionals 2 . This gap between supply and demand for healthcare services is exacerbated in rural areas where nearly 71% of the population resides but where only one-third of the country’s physicians are located 3 , 4 , 5 .
Source: npj Digital Medicine
Authors: Aditya Narayan, Indu Bhushan, Kevin Schulman
Institutions: Stanford Medicine, Stanford University
Language: English
Subfield: General Health Professions
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $3,790
OpenAlex ID: W4403457513