India’s inadequate health infrastructure, a stringent response had to be undertaken to contain the virus.
Current Status of Health Care Infrastructure
Suggestions for Improving the Health Care Infrastructure
Although government is providing grants and financial support via various channels like department of science and technology’s CAWACH- Centre for Augmenting WAR with COVID-19 Health Crisis – to provide support to 50 innovations and startups addressing various challenges posed by the pandemic; it is also imperative to support open innovation models. The open innovation model allows for the integration of an external knowledge talent pool with the in-built capabilities of a firm, thereby bringing together a network of collaborators involved in biomedical research and drug discovery.
Conclusion
COVID-19 is a health crisis that is expected to stay with us for some time to come. The response to the pandemic offers an opportunity to bring about structural changes in India’s health policy, see greater technology deepening in the healthcare sector with a focus on healthcare equipment, reduce India’s dependence on imports of medical devices, and aid in India’s economic recovery.