PUBLICATIONS
Report of Future of financing for WHO
Future of financing for WHO The discussion initiated in January 2010 on the future of the financing of WHO, the subsequent deliberations in 2010 and 2011 both by the Executive Board and by the World Health Assembly on the matter, as well as the inputs provided by...
Neonatal Mortality Levels for 193 Countries in 2009 with Trends since 1990: A Systematic Analysis of Progress, Projections, and Priorities
Background Historically, the main focus of studies of childhood mortality has been the infant and under-five mortality rates. Neonatal mortality (deaths <28 days of age) has received limited attention, although such deaths account for about 41% of all child deaths....
Food Prices, Health and Nutrition: Red-flag indicators for the 12th Plan
Aahul Goswami The long-term impacts of food inflation on the rural and urban poor are yielding worrying indicators in India's nutrition and health sectors. Analysing new data from the NSSO's 66th Round and recent trends in retail food prices, the author establishes...
Public-Private Partnership and User Fees in Healthcare: Evidence from West Bengal
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 basic...
Poverty line and Planning Commission- Three News Paper Editorial Articles
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...
Bio-medical Waste Management Rules, 2011
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...
Non communicable diseases country profiles 2011 WHO global report
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...
WHO Discussion Paper :Closing the gap: Policy into practice on social determinants of health
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...
Programme Evaluation of the Janani Suraksha Yojana
Programme Evaluation of the Janani Suraksha Yojana The Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) is one of the flagship components of the National Rural Health Mission, and the key strategy to enable women to access institutional deliveries and thereby effect reductions in...
Childhood and Adult Mortality from Unintentional Falls In India: Article from WHO Bulletin
Abstract Objective To estimate fall-related mortality by type of fall in India. Methods The authors analyzed unintentional injury data from the ongoing Million Death Study from 2001–2003 using verbal autopsy and coding of all deaths in accordance with the...