Healthcare in India follows a multi-payer universal health care model, and is paid for by a combination of public and government regulated private health insurances. Public hospitals are almost entirely tax-funded. The public hospital system is essentially free for all Indian residents except for small, often symbolic co-payments for some services.
The 2022-23 Economic Survey highlighted that the Central and State Governments' budgeted expenditure on the health sector reached 2.1% of GDP in FY23 and 2.2% in FY22, against 1.6% in FY21. India ranks 78th and has one of the lowest healthcare spending as a percent of GDP. It ranks 77th on the list of countries by total health expenditure per capita.
Uganda’s medical internship funding debate has deepened, with government committing allowances to state‑sponsored graduates while leaving privately sponsored interns in dilema. Reports indicate that private interns may only receive free lunch provisions instead of full allowances, a move critics...
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