PUBLICATIONS
Participatory Action Research in Health Systems: A Methods Reader
PARTICIPATORY ACTION RESEARCH IN HEALTH SYSTEMS: A METHODS READER Loewenson R, Laurell AC, Hogstedt C, D’Ambruoso L, Shroff Z: TARSC, AHPSR, WHO, IDRC Canada, EQUINET, Harare, 2014 In the 21st century there is a growing demand to channel collective energy towards...
Health and Human Security
Dear All, Please find an article that attempts to speak in terms of health security leading to human security. It is a qualitative study. Regards, Jacob_Volume-2_183_200.compressed.pdf
Civil society report on maternal deaths
Dead Women Talking full report final.pdf
Social determinants of health in India: progress and inequities across states
Social determinants of health in India: progress and inequities across states Krycia Cowling, Rakhi Dandona and Lalit Dandona International Journal for Equity in Health 2014, 13:88 doi:10.1186/s12939-014-0088-0 Published: 8 October 2014 Abstract (provisional) Despite...
Addressing the social determinants of health: a case study from the Mitanin (community health worker) programme in India
Addressing the social determinants of health: a case study from the Mitanin (community health worker) programme in India Sulakshana Nandi,* and Helen Schneider Health Policy and Planning,2014 Abstract The Mitanin Programme, a government community health worker (CHW)...
Evidence on the Impact of Janani Suraksha Yojana
http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/ Abstract Background In 2005, India established a conditional cash transfer program called Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY), to increase institutional delivery and encourage the use of reproductive and child health-related services. Objective To...
Childbirth practices: quality improvement in the public system
Adherence to evidence based care practices for childbirth before and after a quality improvement intervention in health facilities of Rajasthan, India http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2393/14/270 Abstract Background: After the launch of Janani Suraksha Yojana, a...
Stated Choice design comparison in a developing country: recall and attribute nonattendance
Hi I would like to circulate the recently published article, described below, that contributes to the Discrete Choice Experiment methodology with respect to India's outpatient healthcare. Stated Choice design comparison in a developing country: recall and attribute...
The Association between a Vegetarian Diet and Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Risk Factors in India: The Indian Migration Study
The Association between a Vegetarian Diet and Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Risk Factors in India: The Indian Migration Study Krithiga Shridhar et al PLOS ONE Background Studies in the West have shown lower cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk among people taking a...
Emergency Referral Service Evaluations
Dear All PFA papers of 2 evaluations of Emergency Referral Services in India, which explore two different models: publicly financed and publicly provided (Haryana); and publicly financed but privately delivered (Punjab). Regards Shankar IJMR Haryana Ambulance Impact...