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Provision of anesthesia services for emergency obstetric care through task shifting in South Asia
(2011-05-03)
Anaesthesia is required for certain procedures in emergency obstetric care, such as
caesarean section and the repair of ruptured uterus. Task shifting for provision of anaesthesia has
been implemented in public sector ...
Chikungunya epidemic related mortality
(2011-09-07)
Port Blair, the capital city of the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the
republic of India, witnessed an outbreak of chikungunya (CHIK) fever in 2006. Although no
deaths attributable to CHIK fever were ...
Maternal health situation in India: a case study
(Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 2010-11-11)
Since the beginning of the Safe Motherhood Initiative, India has accounted for at least a quarter of maternal deaths reported globally. India's goal is to lower maternal mortality to less than 100 per 100,000 live births ...
Using ‘appreciative inquiry’ in India to improve infection control practices in maternity care: a qualitative study
(Co-Action Publishing, 2015)
Background
Infections acquired during childbirth are a common cause of maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity. Changing provider behaviour and organisational settings within the health system is key to reducing ...
An evaluation of mid-day meal scheme
(Journal of Indian School of Political Economy, 2012)
With the twin objectives of improving health and education of the poor children, India has
embarked upon an ambitious scheme of providing mid day meals (MDM) in the government and
government-assisted primary schools. ...
Promoting health in rural India: enhancing job performance of lay health care activists
(IIM Kozhikode Society & Management Review, 2019)
The health of people in a nation is a potential indicator of its development. Over and above that, the job performance of people involved in the delivery and facilitation of health care services within a nation reflects ...