Where are the doctors?

India is a country of 1.2 billion people. One estimate, provided by the World Health Organization, suggests that, on average, one physician is required to serve 1,000 people, across all levels of care. This implies that we need a total of 1.2 million physicians to serve our population. However, the total number of formally-qualified allopathic doctors in the country is estimated to be only about half that number, with fewer than 30,000 being added every year, despite the fact that we have one of the largest number of medical colleges in the world.

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