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India struggling with shortage of doctors

Sunday, 04 September 2016 1:58 AM [ Last Update: Sunday, 04 September 2016 1:58 AM ]

In this photograph taken on July 14, 2016, an Indian medic prepares for a blood check up of 62 year-old asthma sufferer Mohan Lal, on the Swasthya Slate at a clinic in his neighbourhood in the slums of New Delhi. (AFP)

Sanjay Sethi
Press TV, New Delhi

India is struggling with an acute shortage of doctors at government health centers and rural hospitals. This as getting into a medical college poses various challenges for students with private institutions charging thousands of dollars which very few can afford.

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