Disparity of Healthcare and Medicine in Rural India

Over the past ten years, India's population has experienced considerable improvements in health, narrowing the gap between rural and urban areas as well as between the wealthy and the poor. However, there are still significant gaps, and it is still quite difficult for people in rural areas to receive healthcare. India's rural inhabitants have extremely limited access to healthcare services. The government spends little on healthcare and what it does spend is primarily allocated to urban areas rather than rural ones. In addition, the private healthcare sector mostly caters to urban areas. India suffers from a severe scarcity of healthcare professionals, but rural areas are severely affected. India accounts for 20% of the world's illness burden and 17% of its population. According to infant mortality statistics, there are significant differences between rural and urban areas. Villages account for 82 percent of all habitation. Only 28% of the population is served by doctors, who make up 74% of the population. Residents of rural areas continue to lack access to medical care. A country like India, which has insufficient social security institutions and very little public investment in the health sector, is demographically burdened by the ageing population. The difference in older Indians' access to healthcare services between rural and urban areas is a problem that comes along with the country's rapid demographic change. As a result, this review attempts to explore the key contributing elements that account for the disparity between rural and urban older Indians' use of healthcare.