The chairman of Apollo Hospitals, Dr. Prathap C. Reddy says, “We are the cancer capital of the world, the stroke capital, heart disease capital of the world” (OpEd page, “The Wednesday Interview”, September 19). The fact is that in terms of medical infrastructure, we are behind the West. There is even a wide gap between India and Sri Lanka in public health. It is unfortunate that no association or political party campaigns for better care. I hope the day will come when every citizen forgets political ideology/agendas and instead demands better, affordable health-care facilities.
Mukesh Bhagat,
Varanasi
Dr. Prathap Reddy has dwelt on how the government of the day can help strengthen health care in India.
Interestingly, he has not delineated how the private sector, which is perceived to be only serving people with deep pockets and therefore out of bounds for the majority of people, can contribute its mite towards society.
These corporate hospitals are becoming money minting machines and spare no effort to fleece patients. If they stop milking people, there could be a paradigm shift in health care in India.
Deepak Singhal,
Noida
