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Managerial Challenges in Addressing HIV/AIDS: Gujarat State AIDS Control Society (GSACS)
(2009-07-30)
The spread of HIV/AIDS is not merely a problem of public health; it is also an economic, political, and social challenge that threatens to hinder decades of progress in different parts of Gujarat. There is an urgent need ...
Lessons from Massive Floods of 2006 in Surat City: A framework for Application of MS/OR Techniques to Improve Dam Management to Prevent Flood
(2009-07-29)
In the month of August 2006, a massive flood in the city of Surat caused major human tragedy and property damage estimated at Rs 22,000 crore. Floods also lead to loss of human and animal life and threat of epidemic. The ...
Managing Equipment for Emergency Obstetric Care in Rural Hospitals
(2009-09-05)
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. ...
Management Capacity Assessment for National Health Programs: A study of RCH Program in Gujarat State
(2009-08-13)
We would like to acknowledge the financial support from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India for carrying out this study.
We would like to thank the Gujarat State Department of Health and ...
Maternal Health Situation in India: A Case Study
(2009-08-03)
Maternal Health Services are one of the basic health services to be provided by nay government health system as pregnant women are one of the most vulnerable victims of dysfunctional health system, India, in spite of rapid ...
How many rupees worth of medicine does One need? comparison of medicine budgets in PHCs and expenditure on medicines for government employees
(2009-12-12)
India has developed a large infrastructure for primary health care (PHC) unfortunately this infrastructure has not delivered results expected out of it. More and more clients are moving away from public to private health ...
Provision of Reproductive Health Services to Urban Poor through Public-Private Partnerships: The Case of Andhra Pradesh Urban Health Care Project
(2009-08-13)
Andhra Pradesh had initiated the Urban Slum Health Care Project to provide basic primary healthcare and family welfare services to urban poor living in slums in 2002. As of now, the project has established 192 Urban Health ...