Bijoya Roy , Siddharta Gupta Issue : VOL 46 No. 38 September 17 – September 23, 2011 Increasing cost of medical care has emerged as the second biggest cause of rural indebtedness in India. A user fee at the point of service delivery is now common even at the...
1.The Poverty Trap Jean Drèze, Hindustan Times In the good old days, the poverty line was a relatively simple concept. By and large, it was just a statistical benchmark for making ‘poverty comparisons’ — for instance, to track poverty over time, or to compare poverty...
Non communicable diseases country profiles 2011 WHO global report WHO maps non communicable disease trends in all countries. Country profiles on non communicable disease trends in 193 countries A new WHO report features information about the non communicable diseases...
Dear all, The MoEF has notified the new Draft Bio-Medical Waste (Management & Handling) Rules, 2011 under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 to replace the earlier Rules (1998) and the amendments thereof. The darft Rules are notified for information of the...
Closing the gap: Policy into practice on social determinants of health The Discussion Paper will inform proceedings at the World Conference on Social Determinants of Health about how countries can implement action on social determinants of health, including the...
