Every now and then, tragic stories about the consequences of poor quality healthcare make news and come to public attention. They could be stories about infants dying in government hospitals for want of oxygen cylinders as has happened in Gorakhpur or about a private hospital allowing a little girl to die from dengue and then presenting the parents with a massive bill.
Since the government doesn’t provide reliable healthcare services, the private sector has stepped in. Citizens, rich or poor, have been forced to turn to private physicians, hospitals and testing facilities, often paying far beyond. . .