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Evaluating the RSBY: Lessons from an Experimental Information Campaign- Special Article from EPW
Evaluating the RSBY: Lessons from an Experimental Information Campaign Jishnu Das, Jessica Leino August 6, 2011 vol xlvi no 32 Launched in 2008, the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana provides financial protection from health shocks for poor households. This paper...
Draft guidance on approval of clinical trials and new drugs
This guidance documents has been prepared to specify the general requirements for approval of clinical trial and different categories of New Drugs viz. Investigational New Drugs, New drugs substances, additional strength, additional indication, modified release...
‘Medicines for All’, the Pharma Industry and the Indian State
‘Medicines for All’, the Pharma Industry and the Indian State S Srinivasan Economic & Political Weekly EPW June 11, 2011 vol xlvi no 24 When we consider that expenditure on medicines in India accounts for 50% to 80% of treatment costs, India’s pharmaceutical...
THE GLOBAL HEALTH WORKFORCE ALLIANCE: INCREASING THE MOMENTUM FOR HEALTH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
ABSTRACT The Global Health Workforce Alliance was launched in 2006 to provide a joint platform for governments, development partners, international agencies, civil society organizations, academia, private sector, professional associations, and other stakeholders to...
The community based access to injectable contraceptive toolkit
The Community-Based Access to Injectable Contraceptives Toolkit The Community-Based Access to Injectable Contraceptives Toolkit is a platform for strengthening the capacity of agencies and organizations to plan, implement, evaluate, promote, and scale up...
Universal Access to Healthcare: Threats and Opportunities
Universal Access to Healthcare: Threats and Opportunities Economic and Political Weekly Universal access to healthcare (UAHC) seems to have become the current slogan for health services development, both internationally and within India. The Global Symposium on Health...
SPECIAL BULLETIN ON MATERNAL MORTALITY IN INDIA 2007-09- SRS Bulletin July 2011
SPECIAL BULLETIN ON MATERNAL MORTALITY IN INDIA 2007-09 Source: http://www.censusindia.gov.in/vital_statistics/SRS_Bulletins/Bulletins.aspx Key Findings The number of States that have realized MDG target in 2007-2009 has gone up to 3 against 1, Kerala which was the...
Human Development in India, 2010 : Report from NCAER
Human Development in India, 2010 : Report from NCAER Abstract India’s rapid economic growth since the 1980s has stimulated further global interest in understanding its complex society. The story about contemporary India is deeper than a story of simple economic...
A review of health system infection control measures in developing countries: what can be learned to reduce maternal mortality
Julia Hussein, Dileep V Mavalankar, Sheetal Sharma and Lucia D’Ambruoso Abstract A functional health system is a necessary part of efforts to achieve maternal mortality reduction in developing countries. Puerperal sepsis is an infection contracted during childbirth...
The State of the World’s Midwifery 2011
Adequate Midwifery Could Save 3.6 Million Lives, New Report Shows 38 of 58 countries surveyed could miss their MDG5 targets without 112,000 more midwives GENEVA/DURBAN, South Africa, 20 June 2011 – Up to 3.6 million deaths could be avoided each year in 58 developing...