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The dilemma of hiring foreign doctors

Patient in a deserted ward at the main hospital during a strike by medical practitioners. (Photo: Reuters)

A report by a global health body has raised question on the medical competence of India's medical professionals.

The report by World Health Organization (WHO) claims that almost 60 per cent of allopathic doctors in India have no medical qualifications.

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