India and Health systems
- Capital:
New Delhi - Population:
1173108018 - Size:
3287590.0 Km2
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- Family planning policies should reflect HIV-positive women’s rights for informed reproductive choices
- N. Rutenberg; C. Baek / Studies in Family Planning, 2005
- This article, published in Studies in Family Planning, reviews field experiences of provision of family planning services in prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) programmes in ten countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin Ame...
- Inclusion of disability into HIV programming can be done with minimal costs and resources
- M. Morrow; M. C. Arunkumar; E. PearceHeather / BMC Public Health, 2007
- This study, published in BMC Journal, explores HIV risk and risk perception in relation to people with disability (PWD) in northeast India. It aimed to identify HIV-related education and service needs and preferences of PWD; in order ...
- Why developing countries should not agree to TRIPS-plus data exclusivity measures
- Community Health Cell, Society for Community Health Awareness, Research and Action, 2007
- This document contains 3 separate papers dealing with the issue of “data exclusivity”, a term that refers to new “TRIPS-plus” measures that some governments, especially the US, are seeking to include in bilater...
- A review of two health insurance schemes in India
- N. Davadasan; W. Van Damme; B. Criel / Health Services Research [journal], 2007
- This article in BMC health services research examines two Indian community health insurance (CHI) schemes, ACCORD and SEWA, to determine whether insured households are protected from catastrophic health expenditure (annual hospital ex...
- HIV-related stigma needs to be addressed in Indian hospitals
- V. S. Mahendra; L. Gilborn; B. George / Population Council, USA, 2006
- This Population Council report identifies strengths and limitations of services for HIV infected individuals in hospitals in India. Stigma and discrimination against HIV-positive people and those perceived to be infected are common in...
- Analysis of non-state providers of health, education and water services in India
- P. Nair / International Development Department, University of Birmingham, 2004
- This paper examines the relationships between the government and non-state providers (NSP) of health, education and water services in India. It focuses on government interventions to regulate and support NSPs and commission service de...
- Girls are less likely to be vaccinated than boys in India
- V. K. Borooah / Social Science and Medicine, 2004
- This paper, published in the journal Social Science and Medicine, investigates gender differences in the likelihood of being immunised against disease (tuberculosis, polio, tetanus, and measles) and of receiving a nutritious diet in I...
- Increased coordination, political support, and country-led strategies are needed to take advantage of increased health systems funding
- S. Spinaci; L. Currat; P. Shetty / Commission on Macroeconomics and Health, WHO, 2006
- This report is a synthesis of country experiences from three years of work, following the 2001 report of the Commission on Macroeconomics and Health (CMH). The report identifies the main challenges to improving health investment plann...
- Lessons drawn from Asian countries' healthcare decentralisation
- H. Uchimura; J. Jutting / OECD Development Centre, 2006
- This policy brief examines whether or not healthcare decentralisation in Asia has been successful. The report draws on examples from China, Indonesia, India, and the Philippines. The brief highlights several lessons learned fro...
- Using the market to improve access and choice for reproductive health
- E. Gardiner; D. Schwanenflugel; C. Grace / HLSP Institute, UK, 2006
- This paper, produced for the Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition, explores how market development approaches (MDAs) for reproductive health commodities, can contribute to financial sustainability, improved access and expanded choic...
- Child Health and Nutrition Research Initiative (CHNRI)
- Child Health and Nutrition Research Initiative (CHNRI) is an international foundation with the vision to improve child health and nutrition of all children in low and middle income countries through research that informs health policy and practice.
- Centre for Science, Development and Media Studies
- Centre for Science, Development and Media Studies (CSDMS) formerly known as Centre for Spatial Database Management and Solutions, is a Non Governmental Organisation (NGO), located at Noida, near India’s capital city of New Delhi. CSDMS is committed to advocacy and developing solutions for under-privileged societies through the use of innovative and effective Information and Commun...
- Community Health Cell, Society for Community Health Awareness, Research and Action (SOCHARA)
- Karnataka-based organisation working for community health, awareness and action
- Achutha Menon Centre for Health Science Studies, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India (AMCHSS)
- Indian centre for research and training on public health
- Indian Institute of Health Management Research, India (IIHMR)
- Improving health through better management of healthcare programmes
