Modern healthcare: Injecting a pulse to the patient

Health is the most significant commodity of human existence. The lack of good and efficient medical facilities have been the cardinal need since the bygone era. From the advent of Ayurveda to the prowess of Charak and Sushrutha, medicine has indeed come a long way. The rapid development in the potency of life saving drugs and vaccinations have made our life safer and has increased the average life expectancy in the last few decades. Though, the developments in the various branches of medicinal therapies, namely Allopathy, Homeopathy, Ayurveda, Yunani and the like are rapid and have given us answers to many maladies and chronic diseases but the needs just keep on mounting for infrastructure and quality healthcare for all. Modern Healthcare shouldn't just be limited to the upper middle class living in plush urban towns but quality healthcare is needed equally if not more, in the remote villages where many people can't afford the rudimentary medical aids and are less erudite about the importance of health and hygiene.

There is a kernel of truth in the fact that most hospitals and health-oriented organisations today target the rich and provide them with the best of facilities and aids thereby filling their own pockets with tons of cash. It has indeed become a lucrative business that involves and demand and supply strategy involving the pragmatic nexus of doctors and medical honchos and the chemists/drug dealers. Though, there's nothing immoral about doing business but what is against the ethics is duping the poor patients by giving them apocryphal treatment in the name of tests and preliminary diagnosis.

The positives of modern healthcare definitely overshadows the cons. The advent of robotic surgeries used for by-pass operations, LASIK, IVF and other cutting edge technologies have been boon to patients and doctors alike.This has given a lease of life to major hospitals like AIIMS where more than half a million (500000) patients tread everyday from all over India for their healthcare needs. Though the healthcare scene in the developed countries is self sufficient and satisfactory, in developing countries much still needs to be done in terms of cutting edge technology and providing super speciality  hospitals and infrastructure at affordable prices. The need of the hour is to debilitate the burden from the Government hospitals ans private players need to come up. We have many private hospitals who are helping in this cause now. APOLLO is one of them providing innovative healthcare solutions to the deceased and the trodden. Many foreigners also have started travelling to India for treatment which is a positive sign from the perspective of our medical growth and technology

There are many illnesses whose answers are available to us today through path breaking research and as per WHO many of the epidemics of yesteryears like polio and small pox have been predominantly eradicated from our country. This deserves a thumbs up to our hospitals. Bringing a smile to cancer patient or to a child less couple is something that has been possible only due to hardwork and the gradual developments. Providing long lasting relief and hassle free mealthcare is certainly the biggest thing a patient can ask and Modern Healthcare passes the litmus test on that front.





This article is written as an entry for the APOLLO and indiblogger initiative "How Modern Healthcare touches our lives".