India, Aug. 8 -- India has witnessed unprecedented expansion of health care infrastructure over the last decade. A rapid increase in the numbers of hospitals in both the public and private sector, primary health centres, diagnostic centres, and medical colleges in both urban and rural areas is a testament to Union government's citizen-centric policies on ensuring health security. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the government has worked to make quality health care accessible to every citizen. This untiring commitment has led to a significant reduction of out-of-pocket (OOP) expenditure on health care in the country, from as high as 65% to 43% in the last few years.

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