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PHENOMENAL RISE 1301319 RISE IN THE NUMBER OF
1301319
IN THE NUMBER OF 28 1951 MEDICAL COLLEGES
28
DOCTORS 6 0 1961
60
883812 883812 9 8 1971
98
111
605840 605840 111 1981
128
128
1991
395851 395851 19 0 2001
190
334
151129 151129 168712 168712 334 2011
61840 61840 83756 83756 612 2021
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1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011 2021
There is one doctor There are 34.41
There are more than According to the
13.01 lakh doctors in for every 834 people lakh nurses in India latest figures, India at
India while in 1951 there which is better than the whereas in 1951 it present has 2 nurses
were 61840 doctors recommended doctor-to- was 16650 per 1000 population
population ratio by WHO
OF ME
FACE
DICAL
THE
NATIONAL PHARMACEUTICAL PRICING THE FACE OF MEDICAL
N
UTICAL PR
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G
ICIN
AL PHARMACE
E
DUCATION
GED
HAS CHAN
AUTHORITY (NPPA) EDUCATION HAS CHANGED
AUTHORITY (N
PPA)
The fees for 50% of the seats in private colleges
n 106 Anti-diabetic and Cardiovascular drug prices, have been made at par with those of government
Coronary stent pricing, Orthopedic knee implant colleges, so the present central government has
pricing, and 42 Anti-cancer drugs trade margin also introduced an examination for admission to
rationalization (TMR). Also, trade margin capping medical education in the form of NEET across
of Oximeter, Glucometer, Blood pressure monitor, the country. With the opening of medical
Nebulizer and Digital thermometer was extended. colleges and new AIIMS, the number of seats
Controlling their prices has resulted in annual has also been increased to overcome the
savings of about Rs 8400 crore to the consumers. shortage of doctors.
TELEMEDICINE
TELEME DICIN E
The Telemedicine service e-Sanjeevani started
E IN
MALARIA-FRE
DIA
during the Covid pandemic in 2020. So far more MALARIA-FREE INDIA
than 1 lakh health and wellness centers have The Modi government in July 2017
been connected with e-Sanjeevani. This facilitates launched the National Strategic Plan for
taking doctors' counseling online. An average of Malaria Elimination 2017–22 to eliminate
90,000 patients are availing of it every day. malaria from the country. After achieving
EE
IN
TB-FREE INDIA the target in Northeast India, now the
TB-FR

DIA
emphasis is on states like Maharashtra,
The United Nations has set a target of making the world TB free Odisha, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, and
by 2030, while India has set a target of 2025 for this. In three Madhya Pradesh. In 2016, the government
years, this campaign has been started with 12 thousand crores released the National Framework for
of rupees. Malaria Elimination 2016–2030.

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