Mushrooming Pharma Co's And Poor Patients

 

However, the medical profession is hovered with pharmaceutical companies, Browsing the list of pharma companies in India, could find out top 10 and 20 in India. Though it is not the authentic figure. Moreover, there are multinational companies too around the world. No wonder, three-fourth of the world economy is dealt and controlled by the drug companies. The network of pharma companies has acquired a huge space in the world.

However, new pharma companies are emerging day by day inland and abroad as well. The companies are hiring people in scores to cover the medical field as much as possible. The freshers are being appointed on scanty remuneration in the situation of vast unemployment. Those persons can be seen moving from one doctor’s clinic to the other. Appointing the freshers, the companies draw much more benefit.

Due to the killing unemployment, the freshers agree to whatever amount they are offered. In this case the experienced and old employees are at the verge of termination any moment. In that amount and perks which an old experienced employee draws, the three freshers can be appointed.

By the way, the queue of the medical representatives of various companies can be seen in the hospitals and private clinics. The representatives appear with certain gift items and other benefit before the doctors alluring them. And the cycle goes on in this way. The relation between the doctors and the companies becomes closer. The medicines are much costly, though from the beginning but these days the costs are towering much higher.

However, the doctors have nothing to do with the high price, they would extract it from the patients. Meanwhile they are well gifted. A dealing between the doctors and companies are fixed, irrespective of the patients. The patients have to suffer in both ways, physically as well as financially.

As a matter of fact, the patients and their relatives bear the cut-throat charges and prices of the medicines. The cost of medicines are rising day by day. Incidentally, one of the chemist told about the price fixing. Minimum three times of the cost price of any medicine are charged in the market. Just assume, what the patients and their relatives have to go through in this connivance. The medical treatment has become an uphill task to perform these days, but there is no way out. One has to go through this fire. It can be easily assumed that there is a nexus between the both.

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Medical Colleges Much Less Than Required

 

According to National Medical Commission (NMC), there are 703 medical colleges in India. Among those 388 are government /Semi government, AIIMS, Central Universities/Institutions, 52 are deemed universities and remaining 263 are private medical colleges in various states and union territories. Within these 388, there are 13 government medical colleges and within 263 there are 8 private medical colleges in Bihar.

So far, the population is concerned, it is 140.76 crores of India whereas 13 crores of Bihar. On national basis, there is one college after approximately 20 lakhs population. Regarding Bihar, there is one college after approximately 60 lakhs population. Both government and private colleges are included. This data is much below than the average which is immensely dismal.

It is worth mentioning, that the new engineering colleges and other professional courses institutions are being established every year. In comparison to this, new medical colleges are almost rare. Regarding this, a relevant question arises, why aren’t the new medical colleges are being established in comparison to the other professional courses institutions. This dire situation raises the doubt every now and then that is there any conspiracy behind it.

Due to this, millions of students are deprived to avail medical education, despite having talent. Besides, the treatment cost is much higher which can’t be afforded by the mass. Despite going to the government hospitals, the patients have to purchase requited medicines from the market. The cost of medications and surgery appear beyond the reach of the mass. Consequently, they turn to the quacks where their lives are almost at stake. Despite spreading awareness by the government from time to time, but appear to be just worthless. It raises doubts against the approach of the central as well as state governments.

At the same time, the private medical colleges and hospitals are thriving day after day. The medical treatment in those hospitals are much costly which cant be afforded by the common people. Regarding education, the families have to compromise with their possessions, like lands and jewels. Naturally, if there would be sufficient government colleges, then the talented students might get the chance to be admitted and build their career. The crux is that medical education is converged to the opulent families.

Besides, a mentality develops in the students while gaining education, it is about bringing out the amount which was invested throughout the education period. This leads them to be self-centered and deflects from the purpose of welfare of the society. This mentality is almost common in the society.

It won’t be an exaggeration to say there is surely a conspiracy behind it. It reflects that the life is going to be much tough in the near future.             

        

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