Posted on

India’s Covid crisis exposes deep-rooted problems in public health after years of neglect



Share

A family waits inside an ambulance with a patient who tested positive for COVID-19 ,for admission at a hospital in Kolkata, India, on 10 May 2021.Debarchan Chatterjee | NurPhoto | Getty ImagesThe world’s attention is now on India, the epicenter of the global pandemic as the country battles a deadly second wave of Covid-19.The unfolding human tragedy has laid bare the deep-rooted problems plaguing India’s public health system after decades of neglect and underinvestment. The crisis has brought India’s public health system to its knees. Scenes of hospitals running out of beds, and people searching desperately for life-saving oxygen or critical medical …

Read More