A5076190388- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Global Health Care Issues
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Social and Economic Development in India
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Health disparities and outcomes
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Sex work and related issues
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies
- Endometriosis Research and Treatment
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Global Health and Epidemiology
- Public Health Policies and Education
- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
- Child and Adolescent Health
George Institute for Global Health
2017-2025
UNSW Sydney
2018-2025
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
2020-2025
The George Institute for Global Health
2020-2025
World Health Organization
2022-2025
George Institute for Global Health
2020-2023
Public Health Foundation of India
2011-2017
University of London
2014
New York Psychoanalytic Society and Institute
2010-2011
Columbia University
2011
It is widely recognised that the pursuit of sustainable development cannot be accomplished without addressing inequality, or observed differences between subgroups a population. Monitoring health inequalities allows for identification topics where major group exist, dimensions inequality must prioritised to effect improvements in multiple domains, and also population are multiply disadvantaged. While availability data monitor gradually improving, there commensurate need increase, within...
Introduction India’s Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) is the world’s largest health assurance scheme providing cover of 500,000 INR (about USD 6,800) per family year. It provides financial support for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization expenses to about 500 million poorest households through various insurance models with delivered by public private empanelled providers. This study undertook describe provider empanelment PM-JAY, a key element its functioning determinant...
Performance incentives for global health: Potential and pitfalls, by Rena Eichler, Ruth Levine, the Performance-Based Incentives Working Group, Washington, DC, Centre Global Development, 20...
As a key step in advancing the sustainable development goals, World Health Organisation (WHO) has placed emphasis on building capacity for measuring and monitoring health inequalities. A number of resources have been developed, including Equity Assessment Toolkit (HEAT), software application that facilitates assessment within-country Following user demand, an Upload Database Edition HEAT, HEAT Plus, was developed. Launched July 2017, Plus allows users to upload their own databases assess...
Background: Achieving the Sustainable Development Goal of 'ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all at ages' necessitates regular monitoring inequality in availability health-related infrastructure access to services, health risks outcomes.Objectives: To quantify subnational regional Indonesia using a composite index public infrastructure, behavioural risk factors outcomes: Public Health Index (PHDI).Methods: PHDI is 30 indicators from across life course along continuum care....
Objective The National Family Health Survey‐4 in India provided the first nationally representative estimates of hysterectomy among women aged 15–49. This paper aims to examine national and state‐level age‐specific prevalence hysterectomy, individual household level factors associated with procedure, indicators that may explain variation across states. Design Cross‐sectional, survey. Setting Survey was conducted all Indian states union territories between 2015 2016. Population survey covered...
Introduction This paper synthesises evidence on the organisation of primary health care (PHC) service delivery in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) Asia Pacific identifies effective approaches pathways impact this region. Methods We developed a conceptual framework describing key inputs outcomes PHC as basis systematic review. searched exclusively for intervention studies from LMICs Asia-Pacific region an effort to identify ‘what works’ improve coverage, quality, efficiency,...
Abstract Since the 2008 publication of reports Commission on Social Determinants Health and its nine knowledge networks, substantial research has been undertaken to document describe health inequities. The COVID-19 pandemic underscored need for a deeper understanding of, broader action on, social determinants health. Building this unique critical opportunity, World Organization is steering multi-country Initiative reduce inequities through an action-learning process in ‘Pathfinder’...
Abstract Background Hysterectomy, particularly when conducted in women younger than 45 years, has been associated with increased risk of non-communicable diseases. In India, research indicates that hysterectomy is a common procedure for women, but there have no studies on its long-term effects. We examined patterns amongst India and associations their health well-being later life. Methods This analysis utilised the first wave Longitudinal Study Aging nationally representative study adults...
Objective Older male and female adults differ in key characteristics such as disease-specific life expectancy, health behaviours clinical presentations non-communicable disease multimorbidity (NCD-MM). Therefore, examining the sex differences NCD-MM among older is vital, this issue understudied low-income middle-income country (LMIC) contexts India, has been growing past few decades. Design Large scale nationally representative cross-sectional study. Settings participants Longitudinal Ageing...
As with most technology-driven change, e-pharmacy markets have expanded faster than the pace of regulation, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. We developed applied a checklist to assess compliance best practices regulations by e-pharmacies serving clients India Kenya, two countries contrasting regulatory environments. defined as businesses selling prescription-only medicines directly consumers through websites or apps. identified universe online searches, captured data using...
Health systems face competing demands when implementing health sector reforms. While equity principles are generally promoted during reform discussions, they often deprioritised implementation. This qualitative study aimed to (1) identify how implementers and designers expected be included in the implementation of a place-based system initiative, (2) factors that influenced prioritisation early We conducted eighteen semi-structured interviews 2022 2023 with purposive sample senior policy...
<ns3:p>Hysterectomy, removal of the uterus, is a commonly performed surgery for gynaecological morbidities. Emerging evidence indicates that hysterectomy before age 45 (early hysterectomy), associated with considerable risks to women’s health. While most on from high-income settings, national surveys India report high prevalence early in specific regions, as well higher amongst women rural areas and less education. The median at close ten years onset natural menopause. has recently...
Fair publication of qualitative research in health systems : a call by policy and researchers
<h3>Objectives</h3> To assess input and process capacity for basic delivery newborn (intrapartum care hereafter) in the Indian public health system to describe differences facility between rural urban areas across states. <h3>Design</h3> Cross-sectional study. <h3>Setting</h3> Data from nationally representative 2012–2014 District Level Household Facility Survey, which includes a census of community centres (CHC) sample primary (PHC) 30 states union territories India. <h3>Participants</h3>...