With public trust and political capital, India must seize the moment for health reforms: Richard Horton

India has a rare chance to reform healthcare for its 1.4 billion citizens, with PM Modi urged to act on rising public trust and economic growth.

India has a “once in a generation” opportunity to transform healthcare for 1.4 billion people, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi should “seize” the moment created by high public trust and booming economic growth to implement sweeping reforms, the editor of The Lancet medical journal said.

Richard Horton, editor of The Lancet medical journal. (Getty Images)

Richard Horton’s direct appeal to the prime minister comes as he released a major commission report identifying poor quality care, fragmented delivery and governance failures as the main barriers to universal health coverage — barriers