India's spending on healthcare has always been measly, about 1.28 percent of the GDP, and it is time to increase investment on vaccination, primary healthcare infrastructure and human resources as an instrument of economic recovery and growth
Indian Covid-19 patients rest on beds at an indoor sports stadium, temporarily been converted into an emergency Covid 19 care center, as India crossed 10 million Covid-19 cases, becoming the second nation in the world after the US to reach the grim milestone, on December 19, 2020 in Delhi, India
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