A RAINBOW OF HOPE FOR CHILDREN

With nearly 26 million babies born in India every year, the need for topquality and effective paediatric care is increasingly becoming a necessity

DR RAMESH KANCHARLA, CMD, RAINBOW CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL

“In the United States, 97 per cent of children’s healthcare services are done only in children’s hospitals, especially organ transplants, serious brain surgeries and other critical procedures. Likewise, at Rainbow, our clinicians are very well trained and produce excellent outcomes that are on a par with those in western countries”

INDIA IS AT THE CUSP of greatness in healthcare. It is envisaged that after information technology, healthcare will emerge as the next big offering from India that will likely take the world by storm. The Indian model which has succeeded in managing pandemics despite the large volume of critical disease load will become a blueprint for the developing world.

This model needs consolidation and improvements in specific sectors. While the healthcare system in India has made rapid strides over the last few decades, more so with the bigger participation of private players, there is one area that is still at a nascent stage of growth. Women and child care is an area that still lags behind and provides an opportunity for all stakeholders to put in place an action plan that will be very relevant in the current context.