The Indian Government’s draft national health policy, which many experts view as a step away from universal health coverage, is out for public consultation. Dinesh C Sharma reports.The much-awaited health policy of India’s right-wing Government, which took...
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...
Lisa S Calhoun, et al BMC Health Services Research 2013, 13:532 doi:10.1186/1472-6963-13-532 Background Medical barriers refer to unnecessary policies or procedures imposed by health care providers that are not necessarily medically advised; these restrictions...
Inequities in Access to Health Services in India: Caste, Class and Region-EPW Special Article Rama Baru, Arnab Acharya, Sanghmitra Acharya, A K Shiva Kumar, K Nagaraj Abstract:Despite India’s impressive economic performance after the introduction of economic reforms...
The World Development Report 2012: Gender Equality and Development Gender equality matters in its own right but is also smart economics: Countries that create better opportunities and conditions for women and girls can raise productivity, improve outcomes for...