NEW DELHI: Highlighting the "growing and unchecked" corporatisation of healthcare system in the country, Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Tuesday said that the profit-driven approach of hospitals denies the poor access to healthcare and exorbitant cost charged by them forces people to suppress their health care needs and wellbeing.
While addressing doctors of National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS), the CJI also appealed to the governments to take measures to stop brian drain in the medical field as many doctors are shifting to foreign countries because of better facilities and working environment. Referring to various incidents of medical practitioners attacked and abused during pandemic, he said that doctors must be provided a safe environment and the governments must work on it.
