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An Explanatory Analysis of Deprivation and Ill Health Led Poverty in Urban India: A Case Study of Delhi
Chowdhury, Samik; Mehta, Aasha Kapur; Das, Suparna; … - eSocialSciences - 2013
This paper examines the multi-dimensional nature of urban poverty with special emphasis on ill-health led deprivation. As a driver of poverty, ill-health reduces the income earning potential and increases expenditure on medication, thereby causing asset depletion, increasing debt and worsening...
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Union Budget 2014: New Government, Same Ol'Budget
Duggal, Ravi - eSocialSciences - 2014
If the Union Budget 2014 is anything to go by , the fiscal policy of the new government shows no change. In fact, there is an amazing continuity with the previous few Budgets. Significantly however, there are signs that the Union government appears to be abdicating its responsibility towards the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945426
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Optimal duration of exclusive breastfeeding
eSocialSciences; World Health Organisation (WHO) - 2013
In under-resourced settings, where sanitation and safe water are often lacking, breastfeeding can be life-saving. Breastfeeding protects against infectious diseases, especially gastrointestinal infections, which largely contribute to child morbidity and mortality in developing countries (1)....
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Can breastfeeding lower breast cancer risk?
Saslow, Debbie - eSocialSciences - 2013
The research on breastfeeding and breast cancer risk, it is clear that this has been a difficult area to study. If … breastfeeding does lower risk, the level of protection is small and depends on women breastfeeding for a long time. In countries … seem to be at somewhat lower risk of breast cancer than women who have smaller families and breastfeed for a shorter time …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945523
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Book Review: Symbolic Ordering in Communication Process
Sinha, Ratnawali - eSocialSciences - 2008
Review of The Social and the Symbolic edited by Edited by Bernard Bel, Jan Brouwer, Biswajit Das, Vibodh Parthasarathi, Guy Poitevin; Sage, New Delhi; 2007, pp 481, Rs 895.
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Union Budget 2007-08: Continuing Neglect of Public Health Care
Kathuria, Vinish - eSocialSciences - 2007
Allocations to the budget for health appear to be impressive but a closer look shows that this is not so, especially taking into consideration the high inflation rate in the previous year. A substantive criticism is presented on allocation to HIV/AIDS, polio eradication, and leprosy control...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009323760
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Book Review: Health and Health Care in New Jersey Have a Lot of History
Moss, Sandra - eSocialSciences - 2006
Review of: A State of Health: New Jersey's Medical Heritage by Karen Reeds. Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, 2001. Pp 142; $ 45. [Published on HNet, November 2005] A State of Health, like Cowen's earlier book, offers a coherent overview of New Jersey's medical history. Primarily, however,...
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Can Singapore Sustain its Current Globalisation Strategy? Singapore's 2007 Budget
Asher, Mukul - eSocialSciences - 2007
high growth, high net in-migration and minimal social risk pooling in financing old age, and healthcare.[ For Budget Speech …
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Book Review: Managing Health Care Systems in Turbulent Times
Lt.Col (Dr) Anil Paranjape - eSocialSciences - 2008
Strategic Issues and Challenges in Health Management Edited by V.Ramani, Dileep Mavalankar and Dipti Govil Sage Publications, New Delhi.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009250242
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Partnerships with the Private Sector in Health: What the International Community Can Do to Strengthen Health Systems in Developing Countries
eSocialSciences; (Centre for Global Development) … - 2010
The private sector plays a significant role in delivering health care to people in developing countries. By some estimates, more than one-half of all health care—even to the poorest people—is provided by private doctors, other health workers, drug sellers, and other non-state...
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