In a nation as diverse as India, the healthcare landscape presents wicked problems and plentiful opportunities. The country's hospital infrastructure has been increasingly strained in the areas of accessibility, quality, and equity, especially with a snowballing population growth. While urban development expands amidst these constraints, architects have been able to position innovative design solutions as mediators, also sealing the gap between urban and rural healthcare quality and accessibility in India.
Arti Gugnani of Vijay Gupta Architects sheds light on the current state of healthcare in India, "There is a marked disparity in the quality and accessibility of healthcare services between urban and rural areas". A critical look at the population distribution reveals that the majority of Indians still live in rural areas. Despite this fact, 75% of healthcare infrastructure is concentrated in urban areas, leaving rural regions underserved.
