Healthcare in India cheap but not for most Indians

20th October 2013

India’s healthcare costs may be among the lowest in the world but they are still out of the reach of a vast majority of its citizens. For instance, one cycle of chemotherapy and radiation therapy at AIIMS Cancer Centre costs just Rs. 750. But 40% of those getting treated there can’t afford related stories Hospitals, out-of-pocket and out of reach 39 million forced into poverty each year due to hospitalisation expenses: World Bank it and request the bill be waived.

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