ABSTRACT

To date, the approach to healthcare has been a reaction to disease in the form of prevention, vaccination, eradication programs, early detection, and early intervention drives. The one factor that separates human beings from other life forms is their free will or freedom to choose. It is common knowledge that the wrong use of free will in choosing junk food, addictions, and negative emotions and actions harm the individual. Maslow has identified the hierarchy of needs of the human being: survival, security, belonging, appreciation, and self-actualization. As each of these needs is fulfilled, the individual evolves to the next stage of evolution. Recognizing that our physical and physiological needs are fulfilled is the first step towards living a meaningful life. Humanity was rudely woken up to the gravity of the words of John Donne by the Covid-19 pandemic. The pandemic broke down all barriers of caste, creed, influence, affluence, nation, and continent.