Covid ravages rural India The Govt of India policy of emphasis of health development in Urban areas has backfired under this pandemic The hospitals etc are concentrated in Urban centres and serve rich and wealthy, who can afford.The rural areas even the Primary health care is dismal where large population resides. It is now relevant that the district and village level neglected health system need to be strengthened India is living in denial about crisis penetratin rural areas rapidly. The infrastructure is woefully inadequate. T he last years budget is fudging of figures without an appreciable increase allocations for health care, when the warning was looming over the last one year There is total misinformation in the grid about efficacy of vaccine, testing, fear of deaths in hospitals quarantine,stigma attached etc .The fire fighting ,emergency approach to change the attitudes and behaviour of rural folks is an uphill task. The communities have to be involved and taken into confidence The emphasis on para medicals, footsoldiers, health workers has been neglected thus far.The infrastructure is woefully inadequate and primary health care neds a big push up.The surge and deaths is rising in rural areas at an alarming rate. Rural India is what matters not concentrations in urban settings for the rich and wealthy
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