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Adolescent health in India: still at crossroads
(Advances in Applied Sociology, 2012)
Internationally, Adolescent Reproductive and Sexual Health (ARSH) has become a priority programme approach to help the future generations have a safe, healthy and satisfactory life. India is yet to develop a comprehensive ...
Good and governance and corruption in the health sector: lessons from the Karnataka experience
(2012-09-07)
Strengthening good governance and preventing corruption in health care are
universal challenges. The Karnataka Lokayukta (KLA), a public complaints
agency in Karnataka state (India), was created in 1986 ...
IT enables business process re-engineering at YCH distri park (Singapore)
(2010-10-06)
The Yap Chwee Hock Distribution Park (YCH DistriPark) in Tuas, Singapore
started as a passenger transportation company in the 195Os, changed its business
to cargo transportation in the 197Os, and is today offering ‘total ...
Why should 5000 children die in India every day: major causes of death and managerial challenges
(2012-09-08)
Globally, more than 10 million children, under five years of age, almost all in poor
countries, die every year (20 children per minute), mostly from preventable causes.
The major causes of child death include neonatal ...
The Indian health sector, governance and managerial challenges
(Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, 2014)
The global health care industry estimated at $ 5 trillion, is one of theworld's largest and fastestRgrowing industries. India’s healthcare industry which is expected to be around $45 billion by the end of 2013 accounts for ...
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 ...
DHL goes open : case study
(2010-10-05)
DHL is the market leader in the worldwide air express industry. During the late
1980s DHL moved to an open architecture based on Unix for all its operations
worldwide. The business benefits of this move have been recognized ...
Do the pre-service education programmes for midwives in India prepare confident 'registered midwives'? a survey from India
(Global Health Action. 2015; 8: 10., 2015)
The graduates of the diploma and degree programmes of nursing and midwifery in India are considered skilled birth attendants (SBAs). This paper aimed to assess the confidence of final-year students from pre-service education ...
The effect of surveillance and appreciative inquiry on puerperal infections: a longitudinal cohort study in India
(PLoS ONE, 2014)
Objective: To evaluate the effects of an intervention comprising surveillance and an organisational change called Appreciative Inquiry on puerperal infections in hospitals in Gujarat state, India. Methods: This longitudinal ...