Launched in 2005, the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) is the Government of India's (GOI) largest public health programme.Using government data, this brief reports on NRHM expenditures along the following parameters: overall trends in fund allocation and expenditure: GOI and States,...

Few studies have examined the association between the New Cooperative Medical Scheme (NCMS) policy design and its achievement of providing financial protection to rural residents. This study collected data on NCMS policy design and health care spending from 25 counties and rural households in...

This paper examines an alternative to monitoring staff at a public health clinic in rural Uganda. The program sent SMS updates regarding confirmed attendance of clinic staff and activities to randomly selected cell phone-owning households in the local community. A difference-in-difference...

Availability of nurses in the rural health centres is a major concern in India. The numbers of nurses are not sufficient to meet the health care needs. In this paper we make an attempt to examine the current situation of the nursing workforce in the public health sector in rural India. We find...

This Discussion Paper starts at the local level and reimagines primary health care (PHC) and the PHC workforce from the perspective of people living in rural and underserved urban areas of low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Drawing on research evidence and successful examples, it presents...

Low-skilled health promoters posted in rural villages are doing little to improve health or health-seeking behaviors. In a supply-driven system, such workers have too few incentives, too little knowledge, and too little supervision. Results can be improved without increasing costs. Can a...

The present paper deals with the performance of Rajiv Aarogyasri on rural health care in Telangana with special reference to Warangal district. The present paper is divided into three sections. Section-I deals with the conceptualization of the Rajiv Aarogyasri and its essential features....