Does India need more medical scientists?

Research in any field builds new knowledge, brings about improvements in existing practices and new advances. Biomedical research is critical for advancing the health of a nation. Sadly, in India, medical research is woefully neglected. A study analyzing research output from 579 Indian medical institutions and hospitals between 2005 and 2014 reported that only 25 (4.3%) of the institutions produced more than 100 papers a year compared to the annual research output of 4600 papers from the Massachusetts General Hospital and 3700 from the Mayo Clinic.[1