* Healthcare market in India is expected to reach US$ 372 billion by 2022, driven by rising income, better health awareness, lifestyle diseases and increasing access to insurance.
* The healthcare sector is expected to generate 27 lakh jobs in India between 2017-22, over 5 Lakh jobs per year.
* India’s public expenditure on healthcare touched 2.1 % of GDP in FY23 and 2.2% in FY22, against 1.6% in FY21, as per the Economic Survey 2022-23.
* Two vaccines (Bharat Biotech's Covaxin and Oxford-AstraZeneca’s Covishield manufactured by SII) were instrumental in medically safeguarding the Indian population against COVID-19.
* Availability of a large pool of well-trained medical professionals in the country.
* The number of allopathic doctors with recognised medical qualifications (under the I.M.C Act) registered with state medical councils/national medical council increased to 1.3 million in November 2021, from 0.83 million in 2010.
* In the Union Budget 2023-24, the government allocated Rs. 89,155 crore (US$ 10.76 billion) to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW).
* The Indian government is planning to introduce a credit incentive programme worth Rs. 500 billion (US$ 6.8 billion) to boost the country’s healthcare infrastructure.