Dr. Shetty having lived abroad for 13 years is happy to be home, to the country that is now filled with opportunities. Sharing his experience and give back something to the society was one of the reasons why he chose to return.
A Cardiac Surgeon in a big hospital in Mysore, Dr. Shetty talks about the various health schemes that the government provides for the poor. The most popular one being where the farmer pays only Rs. 10 a month. The hospital does cardiac surgery for as low as Rs. 70,000 and the rest is paid by the government.
They do health check up for the poor and identify their problems early and if the patient doesn't have money for the surgery it is taken care by the government. He says "Millions of people have benefited out of it."
India is very different from what it used to be 20 years back. Today he doesn't think how his poor patient will pay because he knows he will be taken care of. He says we have everything the west has, technology, expertise and most importantly the passion to treat and heal patients.
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