Only 30 per cent of the world’s population has access to healthcare services, while the remaining 70 per cent find them unaffordable. Cardiac surgeon Dr Deviprasad Shetty believes that if healthcare-related startups establish themselves in KWIN City, medical services will become more affordable.
As a result, the city could emerge as a training hub for doctors, nurses and paramedical staff on a large scale, sending trained professionals to every corner of the globe, he said.
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Dr Shetty, during a panel discussion on KWIN City Development, held as part of the GIM Invest Karnataka 2025, said that to provide satisfactory healthcare services worldwide, an investment of around $30 trillion is required.
Rather than providing services after people fall ill, he stressed the importance of focusing on preventive healthcare to avoid the onset of health issues. Additionally, he mentioned that companies, hospitals and the insurance sector, currently filled with distrust from both patients and providers, should become more people oriented.
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Dr Shetty further highlighted that India is producing quality doctors, with people in the US and the UK preferring treatment from Indian doctors as confirmed by Harvard University studies.
He also drew attention to the shortage of 18 million nurses globally, emphasising the need to make use of this opportunity. Indian women working as nurses abroad are sending home between ₹1 lakh and ₹1.5 lakh per month, providing financial support to their families.