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| India has the largest number of medical colleges in the world and is among the largest producers of doctors. Approximately, 15000 new doctors qualify every year | Most doctors settle in urban areas. People in rural areas have to travel long distances to reach a doctor. The number of doctors with respect to the population is much less in rural areas. |
| Healthcare facilities have grown substantially over the years. In 1950, there were only 2717 hospitals in India, In 1991, there were 11174 hospitals. In 2000. the number grew to 18218. | About 5 lakh people die from tuberculosis every year. This number is almost unchanged since Independencel Almost 2 million cases of malaria are reported every year and this number isn't decreasing |
| India gets a large number of medical tourists from many countries. They come for treatment in some of the hospitals in India that compare with the best in the world. | We are not able to provide clean drinking water to all. 21% of all communicable diseases are water bome e.g. diarrhoea, worms, hepatitis, etc. |
| India is the fourth largest producer of medicines in the world and is also a large exporter of medicines. | Half of all children in India do not get adequate food to eat and are undernourished. |