The Lancet Commission on a Citizen-Centred Health System for India​ | Report

January 2026

India stands at a pivotal moment in its journey towards universal health coverage (UHC)—a crucial component of the Government’s Viksit Bharat vision to elevate it to the status of a developed country by 2047. This Lancet Commission on a citizen-centred health system for India proposes a transformative approach to India’s health system by placing the needs of citizens front and centre. Drawing on extensive new and existing research, the report’s authors emphasise the urgent need to strengthen India’s public healthcare and identify a several health system reforms needed to advance UHC. The Commission advocates for a rights-based, citizen-centred model that promotes community participation, transparency, and equity—key principles of UHC—aimed at ensuring high-quality, affordable care for all.

A historic opportunity for universal health coverage in India

August 2022

Vikram Patel, Shubhangi Bhadada, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Arnab Mukherji, Tarun Khanna, Gagandeep Kang

India’s resurgence of COVID-19: urgent actions needed

June 2021

Yamini Aiyar, Vijay Chandru, Mirai Chatterjee, Sapna Desai, Armida Fernandez, Atul Gupta, Gagandeep Kang, Tarun Khanna, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Nachiket Mor, Arnab Mukherji, Poonam Muttreja, Thelma Narayan, Bhushan Patwardhan, K Sujatha Rao, Sharad Sharma, Devi Shetty, S V Subramanian, Leila E Caleb Varkey, Sandhya Venkateswaran, Vikram Patel

Reimagining India’s health system: a Lancet Citizens’ Commission

April 2021

Vikram Patel, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Gagandeep Kang, Pamela Das, Tarun Khanna

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