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‘Good health at low cost’ 25 years on What makes a successful health system?
Abstract 'Good health at low cost' 25 years on What makes a successful health system? Why do some low and middle income countries manage to achieve good health outcomes while others fail? What factors drive improvements in the health system and in access to primary...
WHO Mental Health Atlas 2011
The WHO Mental Health Atlas 2011 represents the latest estimate of global mental health resources available to prevent and treat mental disorders and help protect the human rights of people living with these conditions. It presents data from 184 WHO Member States,...
A win-win solution?: A critical analysis of tiered pricing to improve access to medicines in developing countries
Suerie Moon, Elodie Jambert, Michelle Childs and Tido von Schoen-Angerer Globalization and Health 2011, 7:39 doi:10.1186/1744-8603-7-39 Abstract Tiered pricing - the concept of selling drugs and vaccines in developing countries at prices systematically lower...
Frequent exposure to suboptimal temperatures in vaccine cold-chain system in India: results of temperature monitoring in 10 states
Frequent exposure to suboptimal temperatures in vaccine cold-chain system in India: results of temperature monitoring in 10 states Manoj V Murhekar et al Bull World Health Organ 2013;91:906–913 Objective To estimate the proportion of time the vaccines in the...
Reformulating partially hydrogenated vegetable oils to maximise health gains in India: is it feasible and will it meet consumer demand?
Reformulating partially hydrogenated vegetable oils to maximise health gains in India: is it feasible and will it meet consumer demand? Shauna M Downs et al BMC Public Health 2013, 13:1139 Background The consumption of partially hydrogenated vegetable oils (PHVOs)...
Intensified Tuberculosis Case Finding among Malnourished Children in nutritional Rehabilitation Centres of Karnataka, India: Missed Opportunities
Intensified Tuberculosis Case Finding among Malnourished Children in nutritional Rehabilitation Centres of Karnataka, India: Missed Opportunities Prashant G. Bhat et al PLOS One Background Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is the most serious form of malnutrition...
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...
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...
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...
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...