Health
India has more doctors, but poor care. Is relicensing the answer?
Without fixing funding in healthcare, improving training quality, and accountability, relicensing risks becoming another box-ticking exercise.

Sumi Sukanya Dutta writes on health and pharma for India Today - Health and Wellness. With over 17 years of experience in journalism, she has extensively covered a wide spectrum of issues-from pandemics and public health crises to the growing obesity epidemic and advancements in medical science.
Prior to her current role, Sumi held reporting positions at ThePrint, Moneycontrol, The New Indian Express, The Telegraph, and The Times of India, where she focused on governance and public policy at both state and national levels. She has also contributed to The British Medical Journal (BMJ).
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