Doctors look at the ultrasound scan of a patient at Janakpuri Super Speciality Hospital in New Delhi
Doctors look at the ultrasound scan of a patient at Janakpuri Super Speciality Hospital in New Delhi January 19, 2015. The empty hospitals in the heart of the Indian capital are emblematic of the paralysis gripping a public health system that is responsible for some of the world's worst health indicators. Many of the country's 1.2 billion people have a choice between expensive private care, or no care at all. Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces many challenges to his stated goal of providing universal public health coverage, but one of the most daunting is ending the logjams that mean officials consistently fail to use their budgets. Picture taken January 19, 2015. To match Insight INDIA-HEALTHCARE/HOSPITALS REUTERS/Adnan Abidi (INDIA - Tags: HEALTH POLITICS)