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Discuss the main drawbacks of our health care system.

The main drawbacks of our health care system are –


•High global burden of diseases


•Poor condition of Primary Health centres


•Regional, Income and Gender bias


•Communicable diseases


•Poor healthcare provisions


•Privatisation of health sector


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