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The problem is a lack of doctors, a shortage that is reaching crucial levels as India becomes the world’s most populous nation. India’s doctor-to-patient ratio hit a record high of 1.2 doctors per 1,000 patients in 1991, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), but as its population surged, the ratio dropped to about 0.7 in 2020. The WHO recommended level is 1 and China, with a comparable population to India, is at 2.4., The problem is a lack of doctors, a shortage that is reaching crucial levels as India becomes the world’s most populous nation. India’s doctor-to-patient ratio hit a record high of 1.2 doctors per 1,000 patients in 1991, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), but as its population surged, the ratio dropped to about 0.7 in 2020. The WHO recommended level is 1 and China, with a comparable population to India, is at 2.4., , Read More