Summary:
The government has taken many proactive actions to reduce the impact of COVID-19 outbreak on India. The private healthcare sector highly appreciates these measures and has come together to support the nation in this global war against COVID-19. Industry too is closely engaging with the government and developing strategies to facilitate business focused actions towards handling COVID-19 challenges. To manage the current public health emergency, the key priority is to meet the existing demand – supply gaps of essential medical supplies across India. “FICCI has been closely monitoring the situation and working alongside the healthcare sector to help remove any bottlenecks that could impede timely delivery of screening and treatment which is extremely critical to ensure that hospitals get timely medical supplies..