Public health services need a big push. A larger spend is required, but it is not merely a matter of funding. What should be pursued are innovative strategies for combining an array of resources available in India. It is necessary to have the biggest possible impact in ways that are affordable and offer easy access.
Traditional systems of medicine provide that opportunity when they are combined with conventional allopathic healthcare and used to increase the reach of the system. A large number of traditional practitioners should be purposefully integrated into formal public health services. Ayurveda, Unani, yoga and an. . .