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๐ฎ๐ณ Indian Health
India's Healthcare System
From colonial roots to PMJAY โ India's journey toward universal health coverage
India ๐ฎ๐ณ 1947 Indian Health
Key Facts
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PMJAY (Ayushman Bharat, 2018): โน5 lakh/year health cover for 110 million families (500 million people)
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India trains the most doctors and nurses in the world; yet doctor-patient ratio 1:1,456 (WHO recommends 1:1,000)
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India produces 20% of world's generic medicines; pharmacy of the developing world
๐ Did you know? Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY (2018) is the world's largest government-funded health insurance scheme โ covers 500 million people
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Indian Health
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๐ฎ๐ณ India
Year / Era
1947
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From colonial roots to PMJAY โ India's journey toward universal health coverage