We live in the times when we're talking about privatizing education, most of our infrastructure is already into it and private companies are molding "India Inc." like never before. So, what about Healthcare ? Wait...Before jumping on to a conclusion lets look at the Indian scenario for a moment. We have a booming economy and have one the highest growth-rates in the world. Despite all that, we are still poor, of course it hurts the ego but its a hard fact. 37% of Indians live below poverty line (acc. to recent data). Now thats a pretty staggering amount, considering our equally staggering population squeezed into a tiny piece of land. Having said that, lets get back to our main agenda here. Would Commercialization be a good idea ? Some of us may frown upon the idea and they're not wrong to some extent. The word "Commercialization" itself is a derivative of the word "Commerce" which as we all know pertains to business, and therfore, to profit-making. Okay, for the other crowd, I'm not saying we have the best Govt. facilities which are more than sufficient for the people but think about this for a moment. Is it right to reap benefits from a people who can't even afford to fall ill ? Of course not, who would want that. But thats what unchecked "Commercialization" would do. If we're even thinking of experimenting with the idea we should, invariably, use a mishmash of the Private and the Public sector. We need the efficiency, hygiene & promptness of the former, as well as the ease of availability, low-cost and better reach of the later. Only then, we can realize the dream of a "Healthy India"...
