Globalisation and health: a blessing or a curse? Case review of the Indian health system

Abstract

Examination of the healthcare system in India and in particular the disparities in access to health services that exist between the rural poor and the urban rich and the impact that the increasing privatisation of health services is having on these populations. The article also considers the impact of medical tourism on the changing landscape of health services in the country and whether the benefits of this trickle-down to the poor.