Tapping into the vast STEM talent pool in India to solve global healthcare challenges
Tapping into India major talent pool to solve global healthcare challenges in research and delivery Major healthcare challenges India is facing right now As of this writing, India's population is 1,373,837,462 which makes up 17.7% of the world's population. The Indian healthcare system has had its share of victories over the last few decades. India has been Polio-free since 2014; this is significant as the county accounted for more than 50% of Polio cases worldwide in 2009. Life expectancy, infant mortality rate (IMR), and maternal mortality rate (MMR) have improved due to increasing penetration of healthcare services across India, extensive health campaigns, sanitation drives, increase in the number of government and private hospitals in India, improved immunization, growing literacy etc. Yet, a huge disparity in the availability of healthcare resources continues to plague India. Dr. Kasthuri from St. John's Medical College in Bengaluru describes the five &quo