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    The document summarizes the history and current state of India's healthcare industry. It discusses how healthcare was traditionally based on voluntary work and herbal medicine before British rule introduced hospitals run by Christian missionaries. After independence, the government prioritized primary healthcare but could not meet growing demand, leading to the private sector entering in the 1980s. Today, the private sector operates large corporate and charitable hospitals alongside the government and is driving innovation through new technologies and medical tourism.

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    The document summarizes the history and current state of India's healthcare industry. It discusses how healthcare was traditionally based on voluntary work and herbal medicine before British rule introduced hospitals run by Christian missionaries. After independence, the government prioritized primary healthcare but could not meet growing demand, leading to the private sector entering in the 1980s. Today, the private sector operates large corporate and charitable hospitals alongside the government and is driving innovation through new technologies and medical tourism.

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    The document summarizes the history and current state of India's healthcare industry. It discusses how healthcare was traditionally based on voluntary work and herbal medicine before British rule introduced hospitals run by Christian missionaries. After independence, the government prioritized primary healthcare but could not meet growing demand, leading to the private sector entering in the 1980s. Today, the private sector operates large corporate and charitable hospitals alongside the government and is driving innovation through new technologies and medical tourism.

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    HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY

    Health = complete physical, mental and


    social well being & just not the non existence
    of disease or ailment
    • Health is a primary human right
    • Due importance by the Constitution through
    Article 21
    The Indian Health sector consists
    • Medical care providers like physicians, specialist
    clinics, nursing homes, hospitals.
    • Diagnostic service centers and pathology
    laboratories.
    • Medical equipment manufacturers.
    • Contract research organizations (CRO's),
    pharmaceutical manufacturers
    • Third party support service providers (catering,
    laundry).
    Before Independence
    • Conventionally health care based on voluntary
    work
    • Acute knowledge in the medicinal properties of
    plants & herbs passed on from 1 generation to
    another to be used for treatment.
    • Britishers changed the scenario.
    • Hospitals managed by Christian missionaries
    took centre stage.
    After Independence
    • Healthcare shambles with large number of
    deaths & spread of infectious diseases.
    • After independence the GOI laid stress on
    Primary Health Care & India has put in sustained
    efforts to better the health care system across the
    country.
    • The government initiative not enough to meet
    demands from a growing population
    • sources of finance critical for the sustainability of
    the health sector.
    Entry of Private Sector
    • About 20 years back, private sectors venture
    consisted of only solo practitioners, small
    hospitals and nursing homes.
    • Quality of service - excellent esp. hospitals run by
    charitable trusts & religious foundations.
    • In 1980's GOI realize its own operations nt able
    to provide for health care, Govt. allowed entry of
    private sector to reduce the gap b/w supply &
    demand for healthcare.
    • Private hospitals managed by corporate, non-profit or
    charitable organizations.

    • Establishment of private sector resulted in emergence of


    opportunities in terms of medical equipment,
    information technology in health services, BPO,
    Telemedicine and medical tourism.

    • Large companies & affluent individuals started 5


    hospitals dominate space for high end market.

    • Private sector made tremendous progress, but on the flip


    side it is also responsible for increasing inequality in
    healthcare sector.
    Information Technology In Health Services

    • Information technology being used in health


    services.
    • Barcode Medication Administration technology
    used to medication dispensing errors, improve
    patient safety in hospital settings.

    • Chronic Disease Management technology used to


    manage chronic illness like diabetes & heart failure.
    • Telehealth technology connect doctors & patients in
    different geographical locations.
    Medical Tourism
    • relatively new concept, becoming popular Globally

    • India has several advantages in favor of medical


    tourism like infrastructure, technology, cost effective
    medical care and hospitalization qualified and skilled
    doctors

    • Traditional Indian rejuvenation methods like yoga,


    ayurvedic massage find favor with people in western
    countries & corporate hospitals & wellness centers

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