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Unveiling the ABCs: Identifying India's Healthcare Service Gaps

The diverse population of India has challenges with receiving comprehensive and accessible healthcare. The shortcomings of India's healthcare system are highlighted in this editorial by looking at the important topics of accessibility, patient and practitioner behaviors, and clinical governance...

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Autor principal: Chawla, Nistara Singh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10446776/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37621782
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.42398
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description The diverse population of India has challenges with receiving comprehensive and accessible healthcare. The shortcomings of India's healthcare system are highlighted in this editorial by looking at the important topics of accessibility, patient and practitioner behaviors, and clinical governance difficulties. Regional differences, inadequate infrastructure, a lack of qualified workers, and cultural issues all have an impact on how easily accessible healthcare is in India. Gender norms, social shame, religious views, and language problems can all have an impact on how people seek healthcare, functioning as barriers to access. In India, clinical governance is challenged by a disjointed healthcare system and insufficient regulatory frameworks. To address these barriers, it is crucial to enhance healthcare infrastructure, strengthen regulatory mechanisms, promote a culture of quality improvement, provide training on clinical governance, and leverage technology for data collection and analysis. To reduce gaps in culture and promote access to healthcare, collaborations with local organizations, religious institutions, and community leaders are crucial. In India, efforts are being made to increase access to healthcare through programs like infrastructure development, the expansion of the healthcare workforce, health insurance coverage, and telemedicine. To improve the availability, affordability, and caliber of healthcare services, sustained efforts are required. To reduce the gaps and attain universal and equitable healthcare in India, a complex strategy comprising policy interventions, investments, reforms, and community engagement is required.
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spelling pubmed-104467762023-08-24 Unveiling the ABCs: Identifying India's Healthcare Service Gaps Chawla, Nistara Singh Cureus Quality Improvement The diverse population of India has challenges with receiving comprehensive and accessible healthcare. The shortcomings of India's healthcare system are highlighted in this editorial by looking at the important topics of accessibility, patient and practitioner behaviors, and clinical governance difficulties. Regional differences, inadequate infrastructure, a lack of qualified workers, and cultural issues all have an impact on how easily accessible healthcare is in India. Gender norms, social shame, religious views, and language problems can all have an impact on how people seek healthcare, functioning as barriers to access. In India, clinical governance is challenged by a disjointed healthcare system and insufficient regulatory frameworks. To address these barriers, it is crucial to enhance healthcare infrastructure, strengthen regulatory mechanisms, promote a culture of quality improvement, provide training on clinical governance, and leverage technology for data collection and analysis. To reduce gaps in culture and promote access to healthcare, collaborations with local organizations, religious institutions, and community leaders are crucial. In India, efforts are being made to increase access to healthcare through programs like infrastructure development, the expansion of the healthcare workforce, health insurance coverage, and telemedicine. To improve the availability, affordability, and caliber of healthcare services, sustained efforts are required. To reduce the gaps and attain universal and equitable healthcare in India, a complex strategy comprising policy interventions, investments, reforms, and community engagement is required. Cureus 2023-07-24 /pmc/articles/PMC10446776/ /pubmed/37621782 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.42398 Text en Copyright © 2023, Chawla et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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