In India, there is a need to shift focus from a curated-oriented mindset to a preventive one when it comes to building the healthcare ecosystem. To set the context, there are ideally two healthcare strategies: preventive and post-diagnosis. Preventive healthcare or preventive medicine or prophylaxis is related to an absence of disease, either by preventing the occurrence of a health problem or by slowing and averting resulting complications after its onset. It pertains to measures taken to preserve health, as opposed to the treatment of disease. All in all, preventive strategies in healthcare refer to measures taken to prevent illnesses from occurring. On the other hand, post-diagnosis strategies refer to measures taken to cure an illness.Read More