Health for all: A much needed reform in India “Swastha bharat, Surakshit bharat”
India is an embodiment of diversity with different people with different cultures strung together with diverse geographical phenomena. Meeting the needs of such a huge and diverse population is itself an uphill task. Indeed, the country has various systems in place to mitigate the challenges coming to the fore but there is a need for an agile, comprehensive and efficient systems fulfilling the needs of such a large population. 7 th April, 1948 was the day when all the countries globally came to the consensus to form World Health Organization to promote health and serve the vulnerable sections and ensure that everybody can attain the highest level of health. This year’s theme is reinvigorated by the Alma Ata Declaration of Health for All. It has become more pertinent now, when countries across the world have crumbled down on their knees before the unforgettable pandemic, which has exposed the inequities embedded in the health systems and caused hardships in every spheres of life. T