DOCTORS IN INDIA
- MCI has 7.5 lakh doctors registered under it. However, Union health ministry's scrutiny has found that two lakh of the registered doctors aren't working anymore
- At present, there is only one doctor for every 2,000 population.
- Only 17% of all allopathic doctors and 6% of allopathic doctors in rural areas are women.
- There is less than one female allopathic doctor per 10,000 population in rural areas (0.5), whereas it is 6.5 in urban areas.
MEDICAL COLLEGES IN INDIA
- 45% of medical colleges are located south India, with 47% of the MBBS seats. North India is home to 17% of the medical colleges, with 16% of the MBBS seats. Western India accounts for 21% of colleges and 22% of the MBBS seats.
- In comparison, central India has 5% of medical colleges and 5% of MBBS seats, east has 10% of colleges and only 9% MBBS seats. Northeastern states are most neglected. It has only 3% of medical colleges and 3% MBBS seats.
- The southwestern states of Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu, which together account for 31% of India's population, account for 58% of all medical colleges - both public and private - in the country.
- Of the 10.7 lakh nurses registered, six lakh don't exist
- International nurse to doctor ratio is 3:1, India's count stands at 1.5:1.
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