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Review of human resource management (HRM) in relation to reproductive and child health programme in India: issues and challenges
(2009-12-12)
The International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) programme of action recommended reproductive health approach to reorient the family planning and other health programmes in the world. The reproductive ...
A study of blood transfusion services in Maharashtra and Gujarat states, India
(Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 2009-11-11)
Blood-transfusion services are vital to maternal health because haemorrhage and anaemia are major causes of maternal death in South Asia. Unfortunately, due to continued governmental negligence, blood-transfusion services ...
A Public Private Partnership Model for Managing Urban Health: A Study of Ahmedabad City
(2009-07-25)
Urbanization is an important demographic shift worldwide. India’s urban population of 300 million represents 30 % of its total population; with the slum population in urban cities registering a 5 % growth in the last few ...
Managing equipment for emergency obstetric care in rural hospitals
(2004-10-25)
In resource-poor countries, substantial sums of money from governments and
international donors are used to purchase equipment for health facilities. WHO
estimates that 50—80% of such equipment remains non-functional. ...
Quality of care in institutional deliveries: the paradox of the Dominican Republic: a commentary on management
(2003-10-22)
Quality of service has two main dimensions.
First, service should meet accepted standards or
norms.Second, service should please clients.In
medical and health services the first—the technical
dimension—is dominant.This ...
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 ...
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 ...
Chikungunya Fever:A Killer Epidemic in Ahmedabad City, India
(2009-08-22)
Background:
The Chikungunya virus is an alphavirus native to tropical Africa and Asia and is transmitted to humans by the bite of infected Aedes mosquitoes. The symptoms of Chikungunya include sudden onset of fever, ...