India's Diagnostics Industry
Free Diagnostics in Public Hospitals
How the Free Diagnostics Service Initiative launched in 2015 aims to provide essential tests free in public facilities, often through public-private partnerships.
India aims to offer free diagnostics in public facilities.
Free Diagnostics Service Initiative
Launched in 2015 under the National Health Mission.
Tests
Essential pathology, CT scans and teleradiology at public facilities.
PPPs
Many states partner with private firms to run labs and scans in public hospitals.
Benefits
Reduces out-of-pocket spending, a big burden on poor families.
Challenges
- Reagent shortages.
- Staffing gaps.
- Quality monitoring.
Ayushman Arogya Mandirs
Health and wellness centres offer basic tests.
A patient at a district hospital gets a free CT scan run by a private partner under the scheme.
Free diagnostics programmes exist.
- Free diagnostics launched in 2015.
- It covers essential tests.
- PPPs run many labs.
- It reduces out-of-pocket costs.
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