Telehealth – Theory, Practice, and Potential
India - General lay of the land
A confluence of several factors interacting poorly:
- 72% of India’s populace live in villages
- Most specialists don’t want to practice in rural areas
- 80% of physicians, 75% of dispensaries and 60% of hospitals are
in urban areas! - According to a PwC India consultant: “When it comes to
healthcare, India gets divided in two. Urban India has
healthcare centers of excellence, while much of rural India
has no access to basic healthcare.”