Cancer to affect over 7 crore
people till 2021 in India
Need over 8000 healthcare
professionals by 2020 for Cancer alone- IIHMR University
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Editor’s
Synopsys:
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Doctor patient ratio is 1 in
2000 currently, India aims to achieve 1 in 1000 by 2021
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India needs skillful manpower,
trained staff, technology and specialized cancer centers
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Estimated 2,700 mammograms
installed in India, which represents less than 5% of that in the US – EY
report on Call for Action: Expanding Cancer Care In India
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Tobacco related cancers for
males is estimated to go up to 225,241 and 93,563 for females in the year
2020
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Mortality rates are about 4-6
times higher in India as opposed to US
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Baseline cost of treatment is
Rs. 3-4 lacs, higher than the annual household income for 80-85% households
in India (EY Report 2015)
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India has only 1 oncologist per
1600 new Cancer patients
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Jaipur,
4th February, 2016: With lifestyle diseases taking a toll on the healthcare spending and the
rise in the need of skilled healthcare professionals, the Indian Institute of
Health Management Research (IIHMR University) on account of The World Cancer
Day shared its insights on the rising need of healthcare professionals in the
country.
According
to Col. (Dr.) Ashok Kaushik, Dean Academics, The IIHMR University said, “Over the years there is a drastic increase
in lifestyle diseases and amongst the most dreaded one is Cancer. Though there
has been advancement in cancer care programme and an improvement in technology,
there is still lack of accessibility, affordability, awareness and late detection
in case of Cancer. Tobacco related cancers for males are estimated to go up to
225,241 and 93,563 for females in the year 2020. Breast cancer cases estimated
in India till 2020 will be approximately 1.23 lakhs and the total number of
people who will be affected by Cancer will be over 7 crore by 2021 in India
alone (as according to EY report on Call for Action: Expanding Cancer Care in
India). The mortality rates in India are
4 to 6 times higher as opposed to US with baseline cost of the treatment to be
about Rs. 3-4 lacs which is at times higher than the annual income of over
80-85% households.”
In
India there is a dire need of healthcare professionals. India currently
has a Doctor to Patient Ratio of about 1 in 2000 and aims to achieve a figure
of 1 in 1000 for patients suffering from Cancer. India will need about 450-550
dedicated Cancer Centers by 2020. Currently India has over 1250 Oncologists
currently and will need over 5000 Oncologists by 2020. This states that the
total number of healthcare professionals needed including the Oncologists will
be over 8000 by the year 2020. There is also a need to create awareness about
Cancer at an early stage which is why we need to create awareness programmes
that should highlight the routine check-ups for people especially women to
avoid being detected with last stage cancer.
According to EY
Report, lack of adequate infrastructure and absence of mass screening programs
are key barriers to timely and accurate diagnosis in India. There are an
estimated 2,700 mammograms installed in India, which represents less than 5% of
that in the US. There are an estimated 120 PET-CT scanners installed in India,
the majority of which are in metropolitan cities. Only 30% of the cancer
centers in India have advanced imaging technologies such as PET-CT. PET-CT
scanners are essential for accurate diagnosis, staging and response monitoring
of cancer and are therefore critical to providing comprehensive cancer care.
India has only 200-250 comprehensive cancer care centers (0.2 per million
population in India vs 4.4 per million population in US), 40% of which are
present in eight metropolitan cities and fewer than 15% are government
operated. In addition, there is a significant shortage of oncologists in India.
India has only one oncologist per 1,600 new cancer patients in India. With all
the above requirements we would like to say that India still needs skilled
healthcare workforce which is the need of the day.
The number of dedicated Cancer beds is about
5000-6000 and the total number of dedicated beds estimated by 2020 will be over
12000-13000. Cancer affected states in
India till date are Jammu
& Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Uttarakhand,
Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Tripura
and Manipur. Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in
the women of Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Rajasthan, Nagaland and Goa, and the
second most common form of malignancy in females of Punjab, Maharashtra and Gujarat. Whereas in Tripura breast cancer represents the
third most common form of cancer in women as according to the
report Cancer Scenario in India with Future Perspectives.
The IIHMR University is a WHO Collaborating Center in the state of
Rajasthan. The IIHMR University is a health research institute and offers MBA
programmes under three schools of management. Under the School of Hospital and
Health Management it provides MBA in Hospital and Health with 5 specializations
(Hospital Management, Health Management, Human Resource Management, health
Economics, Finance and Insurance and Procurement and Supply Chain Management).
Under the School of Rural Management it offers MBA Rural Management and Under
the School of Pharmaceutical Management it offers MBA Pharmaceutical
Management.
