Health for India: Search for appropriate models

Abstract

Process of health seeking requires active participation of individuals and cannot be built merely through medical-care. [...]innovative primary health-care programs, in addition to medical-care to counter diseases, should aim at building the four pillars of health. Inclusion of AYUSH doctors by recognizing their services would certainly help India not only to reach the internationally expected doctor to patient ratio but also to improve availability, accessibility, and affordability for quality health-care. [...]merely meeting the ratio is not enough for India without inclusion and mainstreaming AYUSH system.