Health

Hospital in a shambles, patients suffer

BALASORE: Balasore district which had topped the State for 100 per cent implementation of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), is in the news for wrong reasons again.

Though the district health authorities took the credit for spending money disbursed for various works under NRHM, the reality is different at the grassroots.

Publication Date: 
29/11/2010
New Indian Express (Bhubaneswar)
Tags:
Orissa (Odisha), National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), Health Care, Balasore (D), Rural Health
Health

Constitute Gram Sabha Swasthya Gram Tadarth Samiti in all villages

The Panchayat and Rural Development Department has issued directives to all district collectors and Chief Executive Officers of all district Panchayats to constitute

Publication Date: 
27/11/2010
Central Chronicle (Bhopal)
Tags:
Rural Sanitation, Rural Health, Health Care, Rural Development, Madhya Pradesh
Health

Mobile to usher in healthcare revolution in rural India

Delivery of healthcare services to the rural population through mobile phones could could be the cheapest medium to penetrate the bottom of the pyramid and Public Private Partnership could be the best way to make this happen.

Publication Date: 
17/11/2010
Financial Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Health Care, Rural Health, India
Health

Changing inequalities in utilisation of inpatient care in rural India: Evidence from the NSS

Contrary to the widespread belief of increasing inequality in the health sector, this paper observes that economic status-related inequality in inpatient care utilisation has declined in recent years.

Publication Date: 
12/11/2010
Subrata Mukherjee, Jean-Frederic Levesque
Economic and Political Weekly
45
46
84
Tags:
Rural Health, India, Health Care, Private Sector, Public Sector, Health
Health

Inequities in health, agrarian distress and a policy of avoidance

The absence of first level healthcare facilities and the high cost of treating even routine illnesses are the immediate problems in the existing healthcare system as also the fact that high costs do not necessarily imply reliability of treatment. No insurance scheme or altruistic healthcare providers can address these problems. The solution lies in strengthening the public healthcare system.

Publication Date: 
22/10/2010
Meeta, Rajivlochan
Economic and Political Weekly
45
43
41
Tags:
Health Care, India, Health Policy, National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), Public Sector, Rural Health, Private Sector, Health Insurance, Health
Health

Rural healthcare as biz opportunity

Absence of a viable business model prevents conversion of the huge rural expenditure on health into an economic activity that generates incomes and dethrones India as the world

Publication Date: 
27/09/2010
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
Rural Health, Health Care, India, WHO, Statistics, Infant mortality
Health

Docs, clinicians on a par in villages

It

Publication Date: 
18/09/2010
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Health, Health Care, Rural Health, Chhattisgarh, Planning Commission
Health

The basic doctor for rural India: A failed promise?

An analysis of the landmark 194646 Bhore Committee report suggests that vested interests may have played a role in shaping India

Publication Date: 
17/09/2010
Meenakshi Gautham, K M Shyamprasad-
Economic and Political Weekly
45
38
25
Tags:
Rural Health, Health, India, Health Care, Health Personnel, Traditional Knowledge, Migration, Primary Health Care
Health

Inequities in access to health services in India: Caste, class and region

Despite India

Publication Date: 
17/09/2010
Rama Baru, Arnab Acharya, Sanghmitra Acharya & et al
Economic and Political Weekly
45
38
49
Tags:
Health, Health Care, India, Infant mortality, Rural Health, Child Health, Public Sector, Private Sector, Immunisation
Health

Rural cancer registry at Barshi, Maharashtra and its impact on cancer control

The relevance of population-based cancer registries for planning and implementing cancer control programmes cannot be overemphasized. There are some urban registries in India but very few rural registries despite India being predominantly rural.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2010
Kasturi Jayant, Bhagwan M. Nene, Rajendra A. Badwe & et al
National Medical Journal of India
23
5
274
Tags:
Cancer, Maharashtra, Health Care, India, Rural Health, Information, Health

Pages