India has made tremendous strides in several sectors that have propelled the country’s economy to levels never seen before. Despite a worldwide slowdown, India continued to surprise all. However, there is a great need for the health sector to accelerate and innovate to catch up with the healthcare needs of the country. Today, people in rural areas need greater attention and access to quality and timely healthcare since the existing facilities are inadequate the needs of the last person in the queue.As we start a new decade I propose that it should be called the decade of inclusive health for all Indians where innovation and new healthcare technologies change the paradigm of health delivery at the rural and semi-rural level. Healthcare and hospitals are physical and social infrastructures and if the ambit was expanded to include infrastructure like Mobile Medical Units and ambulances, the last mile delivery of basic and ambulatory care would be greatly enhanced in rural India.
The National Knowledge Network (NKN) has plans to establish 100,000 nodes across the length and breadth of the country to bring together all stakeholders in Science, Technology, Higher Education, Research & Development and Governance on a common platform. Health must ride on this innovation as THIS IS THE SOLUTION, which is practical and doable if the nation has the will.
The need of the hour is to realize that healthcare is a necessary pre-requisite not only for economic development and progress, but also for skill development and creating employment for vast sections of our society. The potential that the health sector has to offer can add to the double digit GDP growth of the country and enable an India that is healthy and economically strong.
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