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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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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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one point and draw out implications from it for actionable policies to reduce child mortality. The one point is: â …
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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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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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, 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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In Nepal an innovative form of forestry management, known as the Leasehold Forestry (LHF) Programme, is being introduced to protect forest land and help it regenerate. A new SANDEE study analyzes the role of this programme in improving household welfare in Nepal. The study was undertaken to see...
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The paper is about the Employment State Insurance Act (ESIC). It analyzes two important questions i.e. what ESTA is and whether the ESIC in Delhi is catering to the needs of its employees.
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How product differentiation as well as strategic managerial delegation affects optimal emission tax rate, environmental damage and social welfare, under alternative modes of product market competition is examined. It shows that, under pure profit maximization, the (positive) optimal emission tax...
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This paper examines the interdependence of cross-ownership and level of privatization in case of differentiated products mixed duopoly. It shows that it is optimal for the private firm not to own any (own the entire) portion of the privatized share of its rival firm, if the level of...
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