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What ails our hospitals?
Bangalore:
They are funded with public money and are expected to serve the healthcare needs of those who cannot afford corporate hospitals. Most government hospitals have, over the years, acquired expensive treatment and diagnostic equipment and added to their strength of medical and paramedical personnel. In Bangalore, there are government-run speciality hospitals too.
With a few exceptions, getting urgent treatment at many government hospitals is not easy for the common man. Many hospitals reportedly do not provide medication and leave patients to fend for themselves. Hospitals and primary health centres run by the Bangalore Mahanagara Palike are no better.
Industrial workers, government employees and pensioners, who have to rely on ESI hospitals, find obtaining treatment difficult. This series looks into this issue of public-funded healthcare.
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