The problem in our country is that the government does not give us figures. Number one, allergy is not recognized as a speciality in India. It is extremely sad that the largest number of suffering population in India are allergy patients. About 250 million Indians suffering from one or more allergic diseases and only 60 million are suffering from cardiac problems. We are more interested in cardiology.
Every medical college has a cardiology department.
People are worried about death. People are worried about Aids because Aids kills. The incidence of allergies are four times or more. Yet there is not a single training department for allergies anywhere in India. The saddest part is that the Medical Council of India that controls the entire medical education curriculum in India has a recognized diploma course in allergy, but not a single medical college has taken it up.