Monday, June 1, 2020

The lockdown was a good strategy to start with. However, the window of opportunity to make India’s healthcare structure adaptive to

"The lockdown was a good strategy to start with. However, the window of opportunity to make India’s healthcare structure adaptive to #COVID19 through a multi-dimensional strategy was not availed fully. 
The Indian healthcare system has the ability to cope with the pandemic, but lives might be lost as all non-COVID-related healthcare has taken a backseat."

In this interview with Health Analytics , Dr Farhat Mantoo, General Director, MSF India iterates the need for governments to have a long-term strategy to integrate health and development in a holistic manner in order to cope with COVID-19 

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