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A Preliminary Estimate of Immediate Cost of Chikungunya and Dengue to Gujarat, India
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2009)
Background
In this working paper, a preliminary estimate of the immediate cost of chikungunya and dengue to the Indian state of Gujarat has been estimated by combining nine earlier studies on major cost factors such as ...
Implementing a Public Private Partnership Model for Managing Urban Health in Ahmedabad
(2009-08-03)
Governments in many developing countries acknowledge they are facing difficulties in their attempt to meet the basic health needs of their populations. They rely on contracting out to private (for-profit and not-for-profit) ...
Progress and challenges of health sector: a balance sheet
(2009-12-12)
Considerable progress has been made in improving the health status of the population over the last half-century. Despite this impressive progress, many challenges remain. The life expectancy is still 4 years below world ...
Janani Evam Bal Suraksha Yojana: The Scheme for protection of Mother and Child in Bihar
(2010-09-06)
The goal of reducing maternal mortality is tracked through the proportion of births to skilled attendants. Janani Evam Bal Suraksha Yojana in Bihar is an initiative in this direction. The current scheme provides cash ...
Blood Transfusion Services
(2010-09-03)
Blood is a vital healthcare resource routinely used in a broad range of hospital procedures. It is also a potential vector for harmful, and sometimes fatal, infectious diseases such as HIV, HBV, and HCV. Morbidity and ...
Achieving MDG-5: Is India serious
(Bulletin of WHO, 2008-11-10)
India has the largest number of births per year (27 million) in the world.1 With its high maternal mortality of about 300–500 per 100 000 births, about 75 000 to 150 000 maternal deaths occur every year in India.2,3 This ...
Case study of Tamil Nadu: innovations and challenges in reducing maternal mortality
(Journal of Health, Population, and Nutrition, 2009-11-10)
Although India has made slow progress in reducing maternal mortality, progress in Tamil Nadu has been
rapid. This case study documents how Tamil Nadu has taken initiatives to improve maternal health services
leading to ...