Ophthalmology and access to affordable eye care in India
Over half of the world's population lacks access to basic healthcare.1 Tackling this problem requires more than mere structural changes in the way we provide care, explains Aravind Srinivasan, MD, and Chief Medical Officer at the Aravind Eye Hospital in Chennai.
Together with Christoph Zindel, member of the Managing Board at Siemens Healthineers, he describes the success of one man’s vision and strategies to significantly expand access to eye care in India.
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Vision for the world
[1] https://www.who.int/news/item/13-12-2017-world-bank-and-who-half-the-world-lacks-access-to-essential-health-services-100-million-still-pushed-into-extreme-poverty-because-of-health-expenses
The statements by Siemens Healthineers customers described herein are based on results that were achieved in the customer’s unique setting. Since there is no “typical” hospital and many variables exist (e.g., hospital size, case mix, level of IT adoption) there can be no guarantee that other customers will achieve the same results.