Healthcare Is Not An Industry

Healthcare is a business with a soul and no one should forget that. It is not for a company or sector but for the nation itself, says Naresh Trehan, Chairman & MD, Medanta Hospitals

- Naresh Trehan

THE last two years imparted several lessons but the important question is how much of it will remain. Two aspects stood out in the wake of Covid. The first was that something this life-threatening could happen to a perfectly healthy individual who did not expect to even get sick. And second, it pointed out that people with comorbidities and maladies have become even more vulnerable, to the point that they could be subjected to fatal threats. Covid brought this realisation. But memories fade quickly.

If you observe the current behaviour, people are taking risks and have thrown all caution to the wind. This is especially true for the young, who are then infecting the elderly and children. As individuals, and as part of a society, people cannot forget the virus is still lurking. The scientific community, in fact, firmly believes it will prolong in different forms. The only thing we can do is build our health and immunity to a level that we are protected against any infections that come down the pipe or any more mutations of this deadly virus.