Workforce requirement to double by 2022: NSDC on health sector
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Requires 74 lakh employees to meet the rural and urban healthcare demands
The Indian healthcare has diversified in offering medical services, and the use of new medical devices to lead the exponential growth. According to the industry estimates the size of the healthcare sector is expected to grow to Rs 9.64 lakh crore by 2017. Correspondingly, The National Skill Development Corporation has declared a massive requirement for skilled manpower to sustain the growth, and lead India at the forefront in the rapidly emerging scenario of medical tourism. As well as the urgent need to bridge the gap between the urban and rural healthcare service needs to be addressed.
Sustaining this growth will double our manpower requirement from 35.2 lakh at present to 74 lakh by 2022. To throw further light on the present situation, the healthcare spending in India stands at less than 5 per cent of GDP, as compared to other developed countries. The out-of-pocket expenditure comprises about 92 per cent of private expenditure as compared to international average of nearly 50 per cent (PTI).
The Indian healthcare has diversified in offering medical services, and the use of new medical devices to lead the exponential growth. According to the industry estimates the size of the healthcare sector is expected to grow to Rs 9.64 lakh crore by 2017. Correspondingly, The National Skill Development Corporation has declared a massive requirement for skilled manpower to sustain the growth, and lead India at the forefront in the rapidly emerging scenario of medical tourism. As well as the urgent need to bridge the gap between the urban and rural healthcare service needs to be addressed.
Sustaining this growth will double our manpower requirement from 35.2 lakh at present to 74 lakh by 2022. To throw further light on the present situation, the healthcare spending in India stands at less than 5 per cent of GDP, as compared to other developed countries. The out-of-pocket expenditure comprises about 92 per cent of private expenditure as compared to international average of nearly 50 per cent (PTI).
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