In India public health system and facilities are not sufficient for a large majority of population. India having 17% of the world's population bears a dreading 20% of the global burden of diseases (GBD).

1. In India malnutrition and inadequate availability of vaccines leads to the death of 2.2 million children every year.
2. There is a wide gap between rural-urban areas and also in terms of rich-poor, in utilising the health care facilities. Rural people do not have adequate medical infrastructure. This is responsible for the variation in the health status of people.
3. They lack access to any specialised medical care. In case of any serious emergency they are forced to go for private healthcare, which makes them victims of indebtedness forever.
4. The increasingly large cases of female foeticide and mortality paint a very gloomy picture of the country in general and women's health in particular.