Coexistence of public& private health systems in India: A review

Key Points

• To understand the coexistence of public and private healthcare systems in India and their challenges.
• Review of secondary sources including journals, research articles, and reports.
• Analysis of National Health Policy documents from 2002 and 2017.
• Use of descriptive analysis with tables, graphs, and textual representation.
• Public and private healthcare sectors face weak infrastructure and high costs.
• Challenges include constrained health workforce and low health insurance penetration.
• Collaboration between public and private sectors is essential for improving healthcare delivery.