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dc.contributor.authorBhat, R.
dc.contributor.authorMavalankar, D.V.
dc.contributor.authorSingh, P.V.
dc.contributor.authorSingh, N.
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-11T10:17:28Z
dc.date.available2022-02-11T10:17:28Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.identifier.citationBhat, R., Mavalankar, D. v., Singh, P. v., & Singh, N. (2009). Maternal healthcare financing: Gujarat抯 Chiranjeevi scheme and its beneficiaries. Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 27(2). https://doi.org/10.3329/jhpn.v27i2.3367
dc.identifier.issn16060997
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.doi.org/10.3329/jhpn.v27i2.3367
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11718/25421
dc.description.abstractMaternal mortality is an important public-health issue in India, specifically in Gujarat. Contributing factors are the Government's inability to operationalize the First Referral Units and to provide an adequate level of skilled birth attendants, especially to the poor. In response, the Gujarat state has developed a unique public-private partnership called the Chiranjeevi Scheme. This scheme focuses on institutional delivery, specifically emergency obstetric care for the poor. The objective of the study was to explore the targeting of the scheme, its coverage, and socioeconomic profile of the beneficiaries and to assess financial protection offered by the scheme, if any, in Dahod, one of the initial pilot districts of Gujarat. A household-level survey of beneficiaries (n=262) and non-users (n=394) indicated that the scheme is well-targeted to the poor but many poor people do not use the services. The beneficiaries saved more than Rs 3,000 (US$ 75) in delivery-related expenses and were generally satisfied with the scheme. The study provided insights on how to improve the scheme further. Such a financing scheme could be replicated in other states and countries to address the cost barrier, especially in areas where high numbers of private specialists are available.
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherInternational Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Health, Population and Nutrition
dc.subjectChiranjeevi scheme
dc.subjectDelivery
dc.subjectEmergency obstetric care
dc.subjectIndia
dc.subjectMaternal mortality
dc.subjectObstetric care
dc.subjectPrivate-public relationship
dc.titleMaternal healthcare financing: Gujarat's Chiranjeevi scheme and its beneficiaries
dc.typeArticle
dc.rights.licenseCC BY
dc.contributor.affiliationIndian Institute of Management, Vastrapur, Ahmedabad 380 015, India
dc.contributor.affiliationMaternal Health Division, Department of Health, Government of Gujarat, India
dc.contributor.institutionauthorBhat, R., Indian Institute of Management, Vastrapur, Ahmedabad 380 015, India
dc.contributor.institutionauthorMavalankar, D.V., Indian Institute of Management, Vastrapur, Ahmedabad 380 015, India
dc.contributor.institutionauthorSingh, P.V., Indian Institute of Management, Vastrapur, Ahmedabad 380 015, India
dc.contributor.institutionauthorSingh, N., Maternal Health Division, Department of Health, Government of Gujarat, India
dc.description.scopusid7201700442
dc.description.scopusid6701799274
dc.description.scopusid35094580600
dc.description.scopusid57214659099
dc.identifier.doi10.3329/jhpn.v27i2.3367
dc.identifier.endpage258
dc.identifier.startpage249
dc.identifier.issue2
dc.identifier.volume27


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