Examining inequalities in uptake of maternal health care and choice of provider in underserved urban areas of Mumbai, India: a mixed methods study Glyn Alcock et al, BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2015 Abstract Background Discussions of maternity care in developing...
Viewpoint: Re-instating a ‘public health’ system under universal health care in India Journal of Public Health Policy Mathew George Abstract I examine possibilities for strengthening essential public health functions in the context of India’s drive to implement...
Prof.V.R Muraleedharan IIT Chennai The importance of research in “health equity” to policy-making process cannot be exaggerated. As a response to the Report of the Commission on Social Determinants of Health (2008), the WHO has been making efforts to support research...
Recognizing the urgent need to improve the performance of health care system in the country the Central government recently released the Draft National Health Policy 2015 document. It is now in the public domain seeking comments from various stakeholders. The document...
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...
