India's Public Health Crisis

        There was a article on India's Public Health crisis, there was a infected man who traveled from West Africa to India and seeks for a treatment. "There, substandard treatment unleashes an Ebola pandemic. It’s the nightmare scenario set out by Peter Piot, the British microbiologist who first identified the Ebola virus." There are about 45,000 Indians live in West Africa, and Indian trade with Nigeria, particularly for medical services.
         The threat is not abroad but the real threat is in India. The nation spends less than 1 percent of its gross domestic product on public health care. "There are only nine hospital beds per 10,000 in India, compared with 41 per 10,000 in China, and doctors, nurses and lab technicians are critically lacking." The Indian government is incapable of dealing with dangerous diseases. "As many as 80 percent of the 30 million Indians infected with dengue fever every year never seek medical care or are turned away from hospitals whose beds are full." Ebola will soon take over these hospitals and there will be nothing that government could do to help the people. Indian prime minister Narendra Modi has promised a universal health insurance plan inspired by the Affordable Care Act in the U.S.
         The government has set up screenings for  Ebola at international airports. But so far no cases have been found in India. "he nation has also contributed $12.5 million to contain the Ebola virus in West Africa and has pledged to use its expertise in producing low-cost drugs to develop an affordable vaccine." 
         I agree with the author because right now there is a need of protection around the world. But that one nation  that has second largest population in the world is not protected then we as whole world could be danger. Also the World Health Organization warns that Ebola can effect 10,000 people a week by the end of the year in West Africa ".... the fumbles dealing with Ebola in Spain and America, improving India’s public health system is a national emergency."  In India there are more deaths by diseases, this tells us that India needs to get up on Medical system so the whole earth can be safe. I know that America is trying its very best to improve India's medical system. I chose this Article because I have my cousins and my family who lives in India and I want to protect them, and i can only do that when there is more protection from the government.