INDIA …Healthcare Destination to the World….pptVIP

* * INDIA … Healthcare Destination to the World… A presentation by Dr. Naresh Trehan, Executive Director Escorts Heart Institute And Research Centre Ltd New Delhi September 21st, 2005 WITH THE INTEGRATION OF WORLD ECONOMIES…! High quality treatment at a fraction of the cost, in comparison to western countries, makes India an ideal healthcare destination for highly specialized medical care. Over 25 years ago, we had set a bold aspiration for health in India India was a signatory to the Alma-Ata declaration 1978, to attain the global objective of “Health for All by year 2000” Escorts Heart Institute Research Centre Ltd, New Delhi, INDIA But we are far from achieving that vision Beds Physicians Nurses Per ’000 population, 2001* Per ’000 population, 2001* Per ’000 population, 2001* 1.5 1.5 4.3 7.4 India Other low income countries (e.g., sub-Saharan Africa) Middle income countries (e.g., China, Brazil Thailand, South Africa, Korea) High income countries (e.g., US, Western Europe, Japan) 1.8 1.8 1.0 1.2*** 0.5** World average 3.3 1.5 3.3 0.9 1.6 1.9 7.5 Escorts Heart Institute Research Centre Ltd, New Delhi, INDIA Inspite of improvement, India is still well behind other countries Developing country average Morbidity India 1990 India today Developed country average 339 274 256 119 Life expectancy India 1951 India today Developing country average Developed Country average DALYs Per ‘000 population Life expectancy at birth Years Infant mortality Deaths per ‘000 births 65 78 37 63 Infant mortality India 1951 India today Developing country average Developed Country average 56 146 70 Escorts Heart Institute Research Centre Ltd, New Delhi, INDIA This spend matches that of other developing countries as a percentage of GDP but is low on a per capita basis 6.7 6.5 5.7 5.2 2.7 Korea Brazil Thailand India China Per cent, 2001* 720 453 349 143 94 Korea Brazil Thailand China India