Apollo Hospitals enters skills segment, forms subsidiary

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd, India’s biggest hospital chain, has formed a subsidiary to impart healthcare-related training to 392,000 people in 10 years
National Skill Development Corp. (NSDC), a public-private partnership to promote skills among Indians, has approved a proposal to form a partnership with the unit of Apollo Hospitals
The investment on the project will be around Rs. 39 crore, of which NSDC will loan Rs. 25.13 crore to Apollo Med Skills. Apollo will contribute Rs. 9.88 crore. NSDC will also buy a 27% stake in Apollo Med Skills for Rs. 3.65 crore
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Worrying Trends in Human Resources in Health in India

According to joint secretary in the ministry Dr Vishwas Mehta's presentation, the Medical Council of India

DOCTORS IN INDIA

• MCI has 7.5 lakh doctors registered under it. However, Union health ministry's scrutiny has found that two lakh of the registered doctors aren't working anymore
• At present, there is only one doctor for every 2,000 population.
• Only 17% of all allopathic doctors and 6% of allopathic doctors in rural areas are women.
• There is less than one female allopathic doctor per 10,000 population in rural areas (0.5), whereas it is 6.5 in urban areas.

MEDICAL COLLEGES IN INDIA

• 45% of medical colleges are located south India, with 47% of the MBBS seats. North India is home to 17% of the medical colleges, with 16% of the MBBS seats. Western India accounts for 21% of colleges and 22% of the MBBS seats.
• In comparison, central India has 5% of medical colleges and 5% of MBBS seats, east has 10% of colleges and only 9% MBBS seats. Northeastern states are most neglected. It has only 3% of medical colleges and 3% MBBS seats.
• The southwestern states of Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu, which together account for 31% of India's population, account for 58% of all medical colleges - both public and private - in the country.

NURSES IN INDIA

• Of the 10.7 lakh nurses registered, six lakh don't exist
•  International nurse to doctor ratio is 3:1, India's count stands at 1.5:1.

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