{"id":114468,"date":"2021-06-24T11:54:58","date_gmt":"2021-06-24T06:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=114468"},"modified":"2021-06-24T21:06:48","modified_gmt":"2021-06-24T15:36:48","slug":"indias-medical-health-crisis-not-enough-doctors-nurses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/indias-medical-health-crisis-not-enough-doctors-nurses\/","title":{"rendered":"India\u2019s Medical Health Crisis: Not enough doctors, nurses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">What is the News?<\/span><\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Covid-19 has overburdened India\u2019s poor healthcare\u00a0system. Government\u00a0has taken various initiatives to overcome\u00a0it.But\u00a0there is one area that doesn&#8217;t get attention which is India&#8217;s acute shortage of doctors and nurses.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Doctors in India:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"43\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"7\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Doctors in India:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">India had 1.16 million doctors of whom only 80% or 0.9 million were working in 2019.This results in 0.68 doctors for every 1,000 people.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"43\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">WHO prescribes\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">a ratio of 1 doctor for every 1,000\u00a0people.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">How much time would it take for India to reach WHO standards?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"43\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"8\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">In 2019-20<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, as many as 70,262 students graduated with a MBBS\u00a0degree.If\u00a0only 80% join medical work, it would take another seven years to reach the WHO standard.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"43\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"9\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Moreover<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, even if India continues to add 1.1% to its population every year, and even if it increases MBBS seats by 5.5% each year, it will take 10 years to reach the WHO standard.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">India\u2019s Status of Doctors when compared to other Countries:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"43\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"10\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">BRICS<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0(Brazil, Russia China, and South Africa) countries average two doctors for every 1,000 people.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"43\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"11\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">The\u00a0Organisation\u00a0for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD),\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">which has 38 members, mostly developed countries, has 3.1 doctors.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"43\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"12\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">On the other hand,\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">at the current pace, India will take 32 years and 57 years to level with BRICS and OECD respectively.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Status of Nurses in India:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"43\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"13\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">India had 3.24 million<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0or 2.36 nurses per 1,000 people in 2020.The WHO prescribes three nurses per 1,000 people.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"43\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"14\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Even if India adds 0.21 nurses every year, it would take two years to reach the WHO-required nurse ratio, 11 years to reach BRICS and 32 to get to the OECD ratio of 9.6 nurses per 1,000 people.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Disparity Region and States wise:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"43\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"15\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">India has an average<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0of 0.68 doctors per 1,000\u00a0people.But\u00a0there is only 0.1 doctor for 1,000 people in rural India.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"43\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"16\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">The disparity among states<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0is also\u00a0huge.UP\u00a0has increased its doctor count by 6% in the last two years and Delhi by 27%.On\u00a0the other hand, Bihar did not add any nurse between 2016 and 2018.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Source:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.business-standard.com\/article\/current-affairs\/bs-number-wise-not-enough-doctors-nurses-amid-india-s-medical-crisis-121062201898_1.html\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Business Standard<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the News? The Covid-19 has overburdened India\u2019s poor healthcare\u00a0system. Government\u00a0has taken various initiatives to overcome\u00a0it.But\u00a0there is one area that doesn&#8217;t get attention which is India&#8217;s acute shortage of doctors and nurses.\u00a0 Doctors in India:\u00a0 Doctors in India:\u00a0India had 1.16 million doctors of whom only 80% or 0.9 million were working in 2019.This results&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/indias-medical-health-crisis-not-enough-doctors-nurses\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">India\u2019s Medical Health Crisis: Not enough doctors, nurses<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[8167],"class_list":["post-114468","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-medical-health","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":0,"cached_at":1700770808,"cached_date":1704764960},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114468","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=114468"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114468\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114468"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=114468"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=114468"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}