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Women in South India denied right to healthcare!
In a sad revelation, a clinical survey conducted by Nephro Plus across its 128 centres in the country revealed shocking statistics. According to the research, women are denied right to healthcare when it comes to dialysis; in India gender only 30 per cent of dialysis population is women.
Hyderabad: In a sad revelation, a clinical survey conducted by Nephro Plus across its 128 centres in the country revealed shocking statistics. According to the research, women are denied right to healthcare when it comes to dialysis; in India gender only 30 per cent of dialysis population is women.
While these statistics are disturbing, it only mirrors our society’s basic mentality, which imposes a secondary status to women on most fronts- Vikram Vuppala, Founder and CEO, NephroPlus
A large US dialysis data registry puts this figure for America at 43 per cent while other countries also show similar results showing that there is no scientific basis for such a large gender gap among dialysis patients in India.
This huge gender disparity in availing one’s basic right to healthcare shows that when it comes to spending on healthcare in a family with limited means, females are generally the second priority.
In the study, rural locations were found to be heavily biased against females getting dialysis (26 per cent) compared to semi-urban (29 per cent) and urban locations (33 per cent). West Zone was observed to have the best proportion of females compared to males (35 per cent) followed closely by the North (33 per cent).
South reported the worst, with only 26 per cent of the dialysis population being female. East is not much better off with about only 28 per cent females having access to dialysis.
Gujarat, Delhi, Uttarakhand and Maharashtra were found to be the leading States that provide access to dialysis for women while Orissa, Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh recorded the worst figures in this regard.
It was lately discovered in another study that more than 70 per cent of needy patients in India are not able to avail dialysis.
Though several Public Private Partnership initiatives have been taken in conjunction with efforts to maintain high standards of quality and safety in dialysis care, NephroPlus study reveals a glaring flaw of the male-dominated Indian society which confers secondary status to women, even in their basic right to healthcare.
Speaking about the survey, Vikram Vuppala, Founder and CEO, NephroPlus said, “While these statistics are really disturbing, it only mirrors our society’s basic mentality, which imposes a secondary status to women in most fronts. At a time when women consistently prove they are inferior to none; they deserve to be treated fairly, especially in the context of healthcare.”
“Dialysis is a life-saving therapy for many and no colour, creed or sex can deny anyone’s right to avail this treatment. It is high time we changed the biased mentality of our society, spread right awareness on dialysis treatments and purge this stigma,” he said.
