Balancing Healthcare and Economy Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Indian Experience
Authors
Ruby Dhar
Department of Biochemistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Babban Jee
Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, New Delhi, India
Subhradip Karmakar
Department of Biochemistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Keywords:
COVID-19, India, economic crisis, healthcare, vaccination, management
Abstract
With its 1.3 billion population and faced with the COVID-19 pandemic, India is at the junction of two crucial decisions, balancing healthcare and the economy. To prevent the community spread of the virus, the Indian Government imposed a nationwide lockdown. Though initially successful to some extent in containing the disease spread, the extended lockdown eventually leads to a spiraling out effect resulting in the slowdown of the economy, which, in turn, lead to widespread consequences affecting the lives of millions of people, mostly those at the base of the social pyramid. We investigated the implications of few government policies taken during this pandemic and their impact on society, thereby suggesting short-term crisis management with long-term solutions. Here, we present a comprehensive account of Indian policy in dealing with the COVID-19 crisis, balancing both economic and public health. We also explored a future contingency plan for risk mitigation along with few recommendations. This viewpoint will be useful for effective healthcare management and the economy in Asia’s populous nation in the COVID-19 and prepare for a future crisis of this nature.
Keywords: COVID-19, India, economic crisis, healthcare, vaccination, management
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