{"product_id":"book-j4pb","title":"Sick Business","description":"\u003cp\u003eA gripping expose of the murky underbelly of the Indian healthcare system\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e95 per cent of healthcare facilities have less than five workers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e30 million people are pushed into poverty by healthcare costs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9 lakh C-sections are preventable\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7.04 lakh children under the age of five die of pneumonia and diarrhoea every year\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Dr Sumanth C. Raman, the numbers don't lie. Decades of witnessing the inner workings of India's healthcare industry first-hand have given him ample reason to question and challenge it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eSick Business\u003c\/em\u003e, through personal accounts of patients, interviews with doctors and other medical professionals, and numerous reports, he unveils a chilling portrait of a healthcare system marred by vested interests, shady research, lax State intent, questionable ethics and general disarray. Overburdened public hospitals, expensive private healthcare, a rampant culture of quacks, the nexus between big pharma and doctors, a silent epidemic of surgeries and over-diagnosis-the book deals with such burning topics and more as it uncovers the truth behind the pristine façade of hospitals and the doctors who work within.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSick Business\u003c\/em\u003e is a clarion call for reform and change. A gripping expose, in the end the book equips you with some real answers and the tough questions you need to ask when your family's health-and perhaps your own-is at stake.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49397657338160,"sku":"BDj4pb","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/j4pb-Square-cover.jpg?v=1778688268","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-j4pb","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}