India should prepare strategy to prevent emerging & chronic diseases

Healthcare over the last few years is considered as one of the largest sectors in terms of both revenue and employment. While, Indian healthcare sector is predicted to grow $ 280 billion in size by 2020, the country still lags behind due to major problems in accessing medical treatments, high mortality rates, lack of awareness and malnutrition, amongst other. This is mostly due to the patchiness in health care system. The healthcare sector in India is overcrowded with private and public players. Indian healthcare features cluttered hospitals and clinics on one hand and unaffordable hospitals on the other. This difference