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Private practice in the health sector was re-introduced from 1980, when China began its economic reform from a planned … the point of view of health policy- making as little is known about it. The aim of this study was to describe policies and …
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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 … the World Health Organization (WHO) should be encouraged and supported to take a more prominent role in improving the …
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one point and draw out implications from it for actionable policies to reduce child mortality. The one point is: â …
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The recommendations that follow take cognizance of the extraordinary opportunities that India offers – and the possibility for India to take a lead in introducing a well-designed UHC system that is eminently suited to the needs and resources of countries at a similar level of development....
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, 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 …
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The current paper is an attempt to capture the process of child development along the age continuum of 0 to 11, with special reference to children living in diverse poverty situations.
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framework, with endogenous fertility and mortality. The data come from a nationally representative survey of Indian rural …
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A new survey finds that only 17 drugs are under active development for maternal health indications, which is less than … 3% of the pipeline in cardiovascular health (660 drugs). The international agencies have forgotten pregnant women. Given …
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isolates two very different kinds of interventions needed to restore the economy back to health, arguing that government …
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The article provides information pertaining to the recent outbreak of "swine flu", which has spread beyond Mexico and the US. The present study shows that the outbreak has lot to do with industrial farm animal production, which is becoming popular in the West.
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