A dose of medicine to fix the health sector

1 Mg is out to change the dynamics of an industry that has thrived on opacity

What is the single biggest factor that is lacking in India’s healthcare sector today ? You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to come up with the answer: trust. The relationship between the doctor and his patient has never been this tenuous.

This may be true of the larger cities and towns but in smaller towns, there is a second big lacunae : availability of products. Unlike Mumbai, Delhi, Pune and all the large cities, availability of most medical products and devices can be a big constraint in smaller towns. While commonly used medicines may be freely available, specialized