Hands-on training in qualitative research in the context of health, nutrition and development. The training included …

It is argued that for households below poverty line any expenditure on health is catastrophic as they are unable to … attain the subsistence level of consumption. Thus, zero percent is taken as a threshold level to define catastrophic health … expenditure and examine the impact of health insurance on probability of incurring catastrophic health expenditure. The study is …

infrastructure, such as health and education. Also, there have been significant changes in the structure of the economy. [Working …

poverty alleviation in Laos and neighbouring countries in the Mekong Region. URL: [http://polisproject.org/PDFs/Baird%202009 …

seasonal famines force millions of people to succumb to poverty and hunger. An incentive of $8.50 is assigned to households in …

development and reduce poverty. So, there is an urgent need to address several issues to revamp the entire health sector in India …The policies including that of ‘World Bank’ and the recent ‘Indian Health Report (WHO) 2000’, now recognise the … importance of investing in health & also providing for a ‘safety net’ for the poor and vulnerable to promote economic …

special reference to children living in diverse poverty situations. …