After graduating from the prestigious Madras Medical College in 1989, Dr Sumanth Raman worked as a consultant physician in various hospitals in Chennai. Though medicine was his calling, he has always been interested in the broader aspects of healthcare, which led him to work with Tata Consultancy Services as a key member of their Healthcare Innovation team. He oversaw some of the largest implementation of Hospital Information Systems in India, Europe and China.
<p>95 per cent of healthcare facilities have less than five workers</p><p>80 per cent of cholesterol patients are over-diagnosed</p><p>9,00,000 of C-sections are preventable</p><p>7.04 lakh children under five die of pneumonia and diarrhea every year</p><p>For Dr Sumanth Raman, the numbers don't lie. Decades of having a ring-side view of the inner workings of India's healthcare system have given him ample reason to question, ponder, and challenge it.</p><p>In Sick Business, through first-hand accounts of patients, interviews with doctors and other healthcare professionals, and scouring through reports and research, Dr Raman unveils a chilling portrait, a healthcare system veiled in shadows. Vested interests, shady research, lax State intent, questionable ethics, and general disarray, the questions don't stop - how to alleviate our overburdened public hospitals?</p><p>At what cost does the opulence of ubiquitous private hospitals come at? Is India facing a silent epidemic of surgeries? Why is there a rampant culture of underqualified quacks in India? Is there a wave of over testing and over-diagnosis? Why do we have one of the biggest antibiotic-resistant population in the world? Is there a nexus between big pharmaceutical companies and hospitals, that affects us? Weaving through these and more, the book uncovers the truth behind the pristine facade of doctors and hospitals.</p><p>A gripping expose that doesn't shy away from challenging existing notions, a clarion call for reform and change, Sick Business compels you to reevaluate the ethical compass guiding our medical institutions. In the end, it equips you with some real answers and the tough questions you need to ask when your family's health - and perhaps your own is at stake.</p>
