India - General lay of the land

A confluence of several factors interacting poorly:

• 72% of India’s populace live in villages
• Most specialists don’t want to practice in rural areas
• 80% of physicians, 75% of dispensaries and 60% of hospitals are
  in urban areas!
• According to a PwC India consultant: “When it comes to
  healthcare, India gets divided in two. Urban India has
  healthcare centers of excellence, while much of rural India
  has no access to basic healthcare.”

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