Health System Innovation in India
"Let's Talk Development" publishes a three-part series on the challenges facing India's health system
Adam Wagstaff, Research Manager of the Human Development and Public Services team at the World Bank, examines some of the major challenges facing India's health system. The first post provides an overview of India's health system and explains how illness in India causes financial hardship. The second, focuses on two innovative programs -- one public, one private -- that have the potential to reduce financial hardship and raise quality of care. And the final post, examines innovative private sector approaches to delivering and financing health care in rural India.