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Achieving Affordable Healthcare in India is much needed to this nation and everyone should pledge to achieve this.WHY IS PHC NEEDED?About 55 million Indians were pushed into poverty in a single year due to patient care costs, as per a study by the Public Health Foundation of India.According to WHO regional advisor Kathleen A.
Halloway, a majority of Indians spend around 70% of their income on medicines and healthcare.Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy (CDDEP) 63 million Indians are pushed into poverty by health expenses each year—and drugs are the chief causeIndia ranks 145th out of 195 countries in terms of quality and healthcare accessibility, behind its neighbors China, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Bhutan.