30 lakh more hospital beds, 50 lakh qualified doctors needed by 2047, says FICCI-EY report
New Delhi: Mr Apurva Chandra, Secretary, Health and Family Welfare, Government of India released the FICCI-EY report - 'Decoding India's Healthcare Landscape'.
The report highlights India’s remarkable strides in the healthcare sector over the past decades, emphasizing the concerted efforts to enhance accessibility, quality, and innovation, thus paving the path towards a healthier and more prosperous future for all.
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Key Achievements:
Healthcare Expenditure: Healthcare expenditure as a % of India's GDP has shown a significant upward trend, indicating a growing acknowledgment of healthcare investment importance. Starting at 0.9% in 2003-04 and rising to 1.2% by 2014-15, the latest data from 2022-23 demonstrates a substantial increase to 2.1% of GDP. The steady decrease in Out-of-Pocket Expenditure (OOPE) from 64.2% in 2013-14 to 48.2% in 2018-19 signifies an improvement in the accessibility and affordability of healthcare services
Key imperatives to achieving India’s healthcare vision 2047:
· Increase the number of qualified doctors to more than 50 lakhs, to achieve double the current global average of 16 doctors per 10,000 population and closer to average of the developed countries
· Increase the number of nurses to more than 1.25 to 1.5 crores, to achieve closer to the average of developed countries
· Add 30 lakh more hospital beds, to achieve closer to the average of developed countries
· Achieve 100% population with health insurance coverage
· Establishing one medical college in every district of India
· Reducing the share of drug costs in out-of-pocket expenditure
· Accelerate digitally enabled healthcare access, by achieving 100% registration of healthcare professionals onto ABDM healthcare professional’s registry
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