Just 1 doctor to treat 11,000 patients: The scary truth of India’s govt healthcare

Data shows there’s one govt-run hospital for 55,591 Indians, says country needs at least 5 lakh more doctors to meet world standards.

New Delhi: India requires over 10 times more allopathic doctors to meet World Health Organisation (WHO) prescribed norms for doctor-population ratio, reveals data released by the central government, with the country needing at least 5 lakh more government doctors to bridge the disparity.

As per data released by the Health Ministry, under the National Health Profile, on June 19, there is one government allopathic doctor per 11,082 population, one government hospital bed per 1,844 population and one state-run hospital for every 55,591 population.

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