As things stand now, the United States of America with a population of 33 crores has reported nearly 20 lakh coronavirus cases with 1.1 lakh deaths, Spain has 2.9 lakh cases and 27,000 deaths, the United Kingdom has reported 2.8 lakh cases and more than 40,000 deaths and Italy’s 6 crore population has had 2.3 lakh coronavirus infections with more than 33,000 deaths. Compare this with 2,66,598 cases reported in India, a country with a population in excess of 130 crore, and only 7,466 deaths. As the number of cases began to rise, shortages of all kinds of medical infrastructure became apparent. If India has to achieve the doctor-patient ratio of 1:1,000, we need nearly 20 lakh more doctors by the year 2030. Unfortunately, this kind of reform is yet to take place in medical education.

Source: Hindustan Times June 09, 2020 05:59 UTC