PUBLICATIONS
Promotion of access to essential medicines for non-communicable diseases: practical implications of the UN political declaration
Promotion of access to essential medicines for non-communicable diseases: practical implications of the UN political declaration The Lancet Hans V Hogerzeil, Jonathan Liberman, Veronika J Wirtz, Sandeep P Kishore, Sakthi Selvaraj, Rachel Kiddell-Monroe, Faith N...
Skills Lab: Operational guidelines
The Government of India guidelines on operationalization of Skills Lab for personnel providing RMNCH Services was released by Hon. Minister of Health on 7th of February 2013. The report is accessible at...
MNH Toolkit
A toolkit for Public Health Managers involved in the planning and implementation of Maternal and Neonatal Health Services is released by MoHFW. The document can be accessed at:...
Budget 2013-14 and Health Sector
Listed are the main highlights of the Union Budget 2013-14 with regard to the health sector. Also find attached the major announcements of the previous budgets. Budget 2013-14 and Health Sector Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Budget Allocation of Rs.37, 300...
Health and sustainable development
Health and sustainable development Krishna D Rao Increase of government spending on health from around 1% to under 2% of GDP in the 12th Five Year Plan can create an affordable health system by pursuing two independent strategies to achieve universal health care...
FICCI Working Paper on Health Insurance Fraud
FICCI Working Paper on Health Insurance Fraud Source: http://ficci.com/publication-page.asp?spid=20185 There is a growing concern among the insurance industry about the increasing incidence of abuse and fraud in health insurance. FICCI sub group on health insurance...
How hard can it be to include research evidence and evaluation in local health policy implementation? results from a mixed methods study
How hard can it be to include research evidence and evaluation in local health policy implementation? Results from a mixed methods study Bridie Angela Evans et al Implementation Science 2013, 8:17 Abstract: Background Although an evidence-based approach is the ideal...
Governability Framework for the Evaluation and Implementation of Complex Public Health Functions
Governability Framework for the Evaluation and Implementation of Complex Public Health Functions Joe Varghese and V. Raman Kutty Evaluation Review: 2012 36: 303 Abstract The dominant theoretical basis of our public health practice originates from a positivist or...
Social Sector Expenditure and Child Mortality in India: A State-Level Analysis from 1997 to 2009.:PLos One Article
Social Sector Expenditure and Child Mortality in India: A State-Level Analysis from 1997 to 2009. Makela SM, Dandona R, Dilip TR, Dandona L PLoS ONE 8(2) 2013 Abstract Background India is unlikely to meet the Millennium Development Goal for child mortality. As public...
Fostering Maternal and Newborn Care in India the Yashoda Way: Does This Improve Maternal and Newborn Care Practices during Institutional Delivery?
Fostering Maternal and Newborn Care in India the Yashoda Way: Does This Improve Maternal and Newborn Care Practices during Institutional Delivery? Beena Varghese et al Background The Yashoda program, named after a legendary foster-mother in Indian mythology, under the...