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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 ...
Management of Blood Transfusion Services in India: An Illustrative Study of Maharashtra and Gujarat States
(2010-07-22)
Blood is a vital healthcare resource routinely used in a broad range of hospital procedures. It is also a potential vector for harmful, and sometimes fatal, infectious diseases such as HIV, HBV, and HCV. Morbidity and ...
Health system in India: opportunities and challenges for improvement
(2010-04-03)
Health and Socio-economic developments are so closely intertwined that is impossible to achieve one without the other. While the economic development in India has been gaining momentum over the last decade, our health ...
Why Should 5000 Children Die in India Every Day? Major Causes and Managerial Challenges
(2011-05-26)
This paper brings out the nature and magnitude of child deaths in India and observations on the management of some of the national programmes of the government of India.
It also highlights certain managerial challenges ...