How Loop Health is transforming care delivery in India with a focus on preventive care
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The COVID-19 pandemic has been a litmus test for India s public health infrastructure. It is an unprecedented crisis that has caught the country and governments unaware. And, public health systems are collapsing under the pressure of treating hundreds of patients and fighting a disease the world knew little about.
There are hardly any days when we aren’t bombarded with reports about the dearth of hospital beds and vaccines, and the general lack of awareness about the disease. As the country started returning slowly to normalcy, the battered public health infrastructure suffered another blow as the second COVID-19 wave took India by storm.