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...
Abstract As countries reform their patent laws to be in compliance with the Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights Agreement, an important question is how increased patent protection will affect drug prices in low-income countries. Using pharmaceutical...
‘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...
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...
Women’s Health, Population Control and Collective Action Harini Narayanan, Economic & Political Weekly Abstract Health policy in India, like all public policy, has always been the product of complex political processes. In the area of women’s health, the situation...
