A5101517875- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Global Health Care Issues
- Income, Poverty, and Inequality
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- International Development and Aid
- Politics and Society in Latin America
- Urban and Rural Development Challenges
- Evaluation and Performance Assessment
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Agricultural risk and resilience
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Public Policy and Administration Research
- Social Media and Politics
- Community Development and Social Impact
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Community Health and Development
- Microfinance and Financial Inclusion
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
- Political Conflict and Governance
- Public health and occupational medicine
International Initiative for Impact Evaluation
2022-2023
Torrey Pines Institute For Molecular Studies
2021
Oxford Policy Management
2020
University of Oxford
2020
Independent Sector
2018-2020
The University of Texas at Austin
2020
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
2009-2019
University of London
2010-2019
Fortis Healthcare
2017-2019
O. P. Jindal Global University
2007-2018
Abstract The problem of the proliferation number aid donors and channels continues to worsen. It is widely plausibly believed that this significantly reduces value by increasing direct indirect transactions costs. We contribute existing literature by: (a) categorising apparent adverse effects proliferation; (b) producing a reliable fair indicator relative degree which main bilateral proliferate or concentrate their aid; (c) giving some explanation why more than others; (d) constructing...
Increasingly seen as a useful tool of health policy, Essential or Minimal Health Packages direct resources to interventions that aim address the local burden disease and be cost-effective. Less attention has been paid delivery mechanisms for such interventions. This study aimed assess degree which Package (EHP) in Malawi was available its population what system constraints impeded full implementation. The first phase this comprised survey all facilities three districts including interviews...
A single hospital admission can deplete household resources so considerably as to induce impoverishment, especially in the Indian context of low government healthcare expenditure. Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) was a national health insurance scheme for below-poverty-line families, provide improved access hospitalization and greater financial protection via public-private-partnership employing private sector implementation capacity. Study objectives were understand governance...
Objectives. We evaluated the effectiveness of Sure Start project, which was implemented in 7 districts Uttar Pradesh, India, to improve maternal and newborn health. Methods. Interventions were at 2 randomly assigned levels intensity. Forty percent areas received a more intense intervention, including community-level meetings with expectant mothers. A baseline survey consisted 12 000 women who completed pregnancy 2007; follow-up conducted for 2010 same villages. Our quantitative analyses...
The amount of Development Assistance for Health (DAH) available to low- and middle-income countries has increased exponentially over the past decade. However, there are concerns that DAH increases have not resulted in spending on health at country level. This is because may be fungible, resulting from recipient government decreasing its contribution sector as a result external funding. aim this research assess whether funds Tanzania by exploring substitution own resources across sectors...
For over 150 years the local health departments of England have been critical in controlling 19th and 20th century infectious epidemics. However, recent administrative changes hollowed out their flexibility to serve communities. We use data on past budgetary allocations per capita public at upper tier areas (UTLAs) examine whether funding levels were correlated with more rapid control first wave COVID-19 pandemic between March July 2020. The dependent variable was number days a UTLA's 10th...
Donor financing to low- and middle-income countries for reproductive, maternal, newborn, child health increased substantially from 2008 2013. However, spending by donors might not improve outcomes, if funds are delivered in ways that undermine countries’ public financial management systems incur high transaction costs project implementation. We combined quantitative qualitative methods examine the quality of funding globally Tanzania, based on two principles aid effectiveness: alignment...
Given that Ayushman Bharat Yojna was launched in 2018 India, analysis of Rashtriya Swasthya Bima (RSBY) become relevant. The objective this study to examine the scheme design and incentive structure under RSBY.The conducted districts Patiala Yamunanagar States Punjab Haryana, respectively (2011-2013). mixed method involved review key documents; 20 in-depth interviews stakeholders; 399 exit RSBY non-RSBY beneficiaries 353 from 12 selected empanelled hospitals; secondary databases State nodal...
We examine the differential capacity of civil society organisations to represent poor in institutional spaces for citizen participation city Sao Paulo, Brazil. The data was produced by a unique survey actors who work for, or with, sectors lower-middle class, working and urban poor. Contrary focus on autonomy much society, we find support claim that collective with relations actors, Workers' Party State particular, have highest propensity participate. also idea design participatory...
To investigate how health issues affect voting behaviour by considering the COVID-19 pandemic, which offers a unique opportunity to examine this interplay.