questions on respondents’ perceptions of changing mortality. Child-mortality levels were perceived to have fallen drastically … in recent times, but for the middle-aged and the elderly, the past was seen as a better time in terms of health and … survival. The decline in adult health is attributed to environmental deterioration and lifestyle changes associated with …

, hunger, gender equality, education, child mortality, health, and water. Overall, we find evidence of dramatic achievements by …

In this article hard realities of people’s health in India today, and some of the maladies of recent health policies … are examined. This is followed by core recommendations to strengthen and reorient the health system so as to ensure … quality health care for all. The political parties can include these in their election manifestos for the upcoming general …

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 …

one point and draw out implications from it for actionable policies to reduce child mortality. The one point is: â …

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