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Indian plague epidemic: unanswered questions and key lessons
(2010-04-05)
This paper briefly recapitulates the events during the recent plague epidemic in India with specific focus on suspected pneumonic plague cases in Surat City. The paper discusses three key questions which are as yet unanswered. ...
Can PHC system in India deliver emergency obstetric Care? a management perspective on safe motherhood programme
(2010-03-28)
India has an extensive network of hospitals and health centers with a large field staff in the government sector which has been providing primary health care. Of late this infrastructure has been effective in delivering ...
Health policy processes in Gujarat: A case study of the Policy for Independent Nurse Practitioners in Midwifery
(2013-11-21)
Background: The policy processes of the policy on ‘Nurse practitioners in midwifery’
(NPM) are described. The policy aims to educate and create a new cadre of
competent midwives in the government hospitals as an alternate ...
A Study of Referral System for EmOC in Gujarat
(2011-05-26)
This is a study of the referral system for emergency obstetric care in Gujarat, evaluate its strengths and weaknesses, and suggest ways of improvement for providing better referral service. The study has revealed a rudimentary ...
Situational Analysis of Reporting and Recording of Maternal Deaths in Gandhinagar District, Gujarat State
(2011-05-26)
India accounts for 22 per cent (117,000) of all maternal deaths in the world and 62 per cent of all maternal deaths in South Asia. Death registration in India is patchy, and maternal deaths are underreported in the country. ...
Assessing the Regional and District Capacity for Operationalizing Emergency Obstetric Care through First Referral Units in Gujarat
(2011-05-26)
This study is part of a larger project for strengthening midwifery and Emergency obstetric care in India.
The study apart from giving an in-depth insight into the functioning of various health facilities highlights the ...
The Role of the District Public Health Nurses: A Study from Gujarat
(2011-05-26)
The role of District Public Health Nurses (DPHN) and District Public Health Nurse Officers (DPHNOs) as supervisors of the Public Health nursing and midwifery staff in a district was investigated. Thirteen DPHNs and DPHNOs ...
Provision of Emergency Obstetric Services in Rural Gujarat, India: Challenges and Solutions
(Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2015)
Background: The importance of emergency obstetric services in saving mothers’ lives and the inadequacy of these services in less developed regions of the world has been documented by many agencies. The development of private ...
Where there is no anesthetist--increasing capacity for emergency obstetric care in rural India: an evaluation of a pilot program to train general doctors
(2009-04-15)
Objective: The lack of anesthesia providers in rural public sector hospitals is a significant barrier to providing
emergency obstetric care. In 2006, the state of Gujarat initiated the Life Saving Anesthetic Skills (LSAS) ...
Innovations and challenges in reducing maternal mortality in Tamil Nadu, India
(2009-04-15)
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 ...