The sudden COVID-19 second wave has left the Government and its citizens in a fix. While rural India has a more structured public healthcare system with an extensive network of community health workers compared to urban health systems, it is more fragmented, with many people seeking care in private sector facilities. The current infrastructure is not geared to handle an epidemic of this proportion. The pandemic has forced us to look ahead and focus on strengthening India’s health infrastructure, specifically in rural areas where facilities are scarce.
