PUBLICATIONS
State Level Strategies for Health Insurance and Health Care- Note for discussion
A note by Dr. Nachiket Mor on promoting discussion on the state level strategies for health insurance and health care. It comes up with some suggestions such as licensing of hospitals for cost reduction, and introduction of primary level gatekeeping. The note urges health care workers to debate, discuss and provide feedback.
Deciphering Rashomon: An approach to verbal autopsies of maternal deaths, Global Public Health: An International Journal for Research, Policy and Practice
Aditi Iyer , Gita Sen & Anuradha Sreevathsa (2013): Deciphering Rashomon: An approach to verbal autopsies of maternal deaths, Global Public Health: An International Journal for Research, Policy and Practice George, A., & Iyer, A., Unfree markets: Socially...
Equity in Hospital Services Utilisation in India
Equity in Hospital Services Utilisation in India Economic and Political Weekly Vol - XLVIII No. 12, March 23, 2013 | Shankar Prinja et al Abstract Studies from a number of low-income countries have found that the wealthy often use publicly financed health services at...
Extending Application of the ‘Hardcore’ Definition to Smokeless Tobacco Use: Estimates from a Nationally Representative Population in India and its Implications
Extending Application of the ‘Hardcore’ Definition to Smokeless Tobacco Use: Estimates from a Nationally Representative Population in India and its Implications Pratap Kumar Jena et al Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention Abstract Background: The term ‘hardcore’...
Which doctor for primary health care? Quality of care and non-physician clinicians in India
Which doctor for primary health care? Quality of care and non-physician clinicians in India Social Science and Medicine Krishna D. Rao et al Abstract The scarcity of rural physicians in India has resulted in non-physician clinicians (NPC) serving at Primary Health...
Understanding and Information Failures: Lessons from a Health Microinsurance Program in India
Understanding and Information Failures: Lessons from a Health Microinsurance Program in India Jean Philippe Platteau & Darwin Ugarte Ontiveros This paper is an attempt to understand the factors underlying the low take up and contract renewal rates frequently...
The interactions of ethical notions and moral values of immediate stakeholders of immunisation services in two Indian states: a qualitative study
The interactions of ethical notions and moral values of immediate stakeholders of immunisation services in two Indian states: a qualitative study Joe Varghese,V Raman Kutty,Mala Ramanathan BMJ Open Abstract Objectives :This study examines the existing norms regarding...
The Impact of Universal Coverage Schemes in the Developing World: A Review of the Existing Evidence
The Impact of Universal Coverage Schemes in the Developing World: A Review of the Existing Evidence Ursula Giedion, Eduardo Andrés Alfonso, Yadira Díaz The World Bank, Washington DC, January 2013 The World Bank in its attempt to promote Universal Health Coverage with...
Rural Clinician Scarcity and Job Preferences of Doctors and Nurses in India: A Discrete Choice Experiment
Rural Clinician Scarcity and Job Preferences of Doctors and Nurses in India: A Discrete Choice Experiment Krishna D. Rao et al Plos One December 2013 The scarcity of rural doctors has undermined the ability of health systems in low and middle-income countries like...
Living Arrangement and Capability Deprivation of the Disabled in India
Living Arrangement and Capability Deprivation of the Disabled in India Achin Chakraborty and Subrata Mukherjee IDSK Occasional Paper No 42 Abstract This paper puts forward the argument that the living arrangement of a disabled individual, or her/his marital status in...