the World Health Organization (WHO) should be encouraged and supported to take a more prominent role in improving the …Poor quality essential medicines, both substandard and counterfeit, are serious but neglected public health problems … differences between public health and intellectual property approaches to the problem. It is argued that public health, and not …

, maternal mortality rates, among other, the author also reviews the inter-district performance of Maharashtra in health …This paper focusses on the current health profile of the state of Maharashtra, and its performance as against other … growth driven states like Tamil Nadu and Gujarat. Using parameters such as birth rate, death rate, infant mortality rate …

framework, with endogenous fertility and mortality. The data come from a nationally representative survey of Indian rural …

one point and draw out implications from it for actionable policies to reduce child mortality. The one point is: â …€œthere is a world of difference between the proximate causes of a child’s death and policies that can influence these …

The study aimed at identifying social and biomedical risk factors attributable to perinatal and neonatal mortality (PN …

and health indicators. Quantile regression analysis is used to identify the impact of determinants at different parts of …

Sheds light on the realities of girls' health and wellbeing in developing countries, on the links between the health of … girls and the prospects for their families, and on the specific actions that will improve health prospects for millions …. This report describes the most prevalent and serious health problems adolescent girls face in developing countries, linking …