Basing on 2001 survey by WHO:
yes our country has enough doctors, if we take into account of AYUSH doctors.
The study revealed that the density of all doctors — allopathic, ayurvedic, homoeopathic and unani — at the national level was 80 doctors per lakh population compared to 130 in China.
but that is not the real problem....
the number for India fell to 36 doctors per lakh population. As for nurses and midwives, India had 61 workers per lakh population compared to 96 in China. The number reduced tenfold to 6 per lakh population, if only those with a medical qualification were considered.
yes our country has enough doctors, if we take into account of AYUSH doctors.
The study revealed that the density of all doctors — allopathic, ayurvedic, homoeopathic and unani — at the national level was 80 doctors per lakh population compared to 130 in China.
but that is not the real problem....
- the problem is rampant proliferation and abusive medical practices by non-qualified fellows ,termed as quacks.
- especially, the rural india is in danger,where 80% of the medical aid have been given illegally by these so called quacks.
- even though this study is basing on 2001 consensus, its alarming to note the same type of trends have been continuing still even in 2016.
the number for India fell to 36 doctors per lakh population. As for nurses and midwives, India had 61 workers per lakh population compared to 96 in China. The number reduced tenfold to 6 per lakh population, if only those with a medical qualification were considered.
More than half of them don’t have any medical qualification, and in rural areas, just 18.8 per cent of allopathic doctors are qualified.
Almost one-third (31 per cent) of those who claimed to be allopathic doctors in 2001 were educated only up to the secondary school level and 57 per cent did not have any medical qualification, a recent WHO report found, ringing the alarm bells on India’s healthcare workforce.
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