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A milestone in the journey to universal health care

Expanding investments, collaboration between departments, fostering public-private partnerships, and engaging the community are crucial for health care in India

The road to Universal Health Care is not solely about medicine accessibility. (REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE)

Opinion

Published on Dec 07, 2023 10:11 PM IST

ByOommen C Kurian

Vaccination a globally integrated enterprise: CLs are not a quick-fix solution

In the current situation, a looming threat of waivers or CLs in key markets may be more useful than actual waivers and CLs per se, to force the hand of innovator companies to get into voluntary licensing agreements with developing country manufacturers and actively share technology and know-how

Beneficiaries wait to receive a dose of Covid-19 vaccine,at ESIS Hospital in Navi Mumbai, earlier this month. (File photo)

opinion

Updated on May 24, 2021 04:42 PM IST

ByOommen C Kurian

Health equity through transparency and accountability

Healthcare in India could use the help of better data and analysis from both public health systems and private sector interventions

An overcrowded ward at a hospital in New Delhi(Saumya Khandelwal/ Hindustan Times)

opinion

Updated on Sep 21, 2017 05:36 PM IST

ByOommen C Kurian

Punjab election: More wasted children, anaemic people than before in the state

As Punjab, once among India’s fastest-growing and richest states, prepares for assembly elections, it is now often termed as a ‘once rich’ agrarian state, its economy declining and ill-health plaguing people of all ages.

elections

Updated on Feb 23, 2017 07:29 AM IST

IndiaSpend | ByOommen C Kurian

Among poll-bound states, UP spends least on health, reflects in its ill-health

The per capita public expenditure on health (by both Centre and states) is the lowest in UP among the five states with 169 million voters going to polls between February 4 and March 8, 2017, IndiaSpend analysis shows.

According to this 2016 World Health Organization study, UP had the lowest share of female health workers, 19.9%, compared to the Indian average of 38%.(HT File Photo)

india news

Updated on Feb 23, 2017 07:29 AM IST

IndiaSpend | ByOommen C Kurian

India’s new number 1: J-K surpasses Kerala’s life expectancy, except at birth

Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) has surpassed Kerala as the state with the highest life expectancy in India for all ages, barring life expectancy at birth, according to the latest data released on October 19, 2016, by the Registrar General of India (RGI), custodian of census data.

Barring life expectancy at birth, J&K has a higher life expectancy than Kerala for every age group included in the RGI’s Sample Registration System (SRS) data analysis released last week.(Reuters file)

india news

Updated on Oct 25, 2016 10:13 AM IST

ByOommen C Kurian

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A milestone in the journey to universal health care

Expanding investments, collaboration between departments, fostering public-private partnerships, and engaging the community are crucial for health care in India

Vaccination a globally integrated enterprise: CLs are not a quick-fix solution

In the current situation, a looming threat of waivers or CLs in key markets may be more useful than actual waivers and CLs per se, to force the hand of innovator companies to get into voluntary licensing agreements with developing country manufacturers and actively share technology and know-how

Health equity through transparency and accountability

Healthcare in India could use the help of better data and analysis from both public health systems and private sector interventions

Punjab election: More wasted children, anaemic people than before in the state

As Punjab, once among India’s fastest-growing and richest states, prepares for assembly elections, it is now often termed as a ‘once rich’ agrarian state, its economy declining and ill-health plaguing people of all ages.

Among poll-bound states, UP spends least on health, reflects in its ill-health

The per capita public expenditure on health (by both Centre and states) is the lowest in UP among the five states with 169 million voters going to polls between February 4 and March 8, 2017, IndiaSpend analysis shows.

India’s new number 1: J-K surpasses Kerala’s life expectancy, except at birth

Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) has surpassed Kerala as the state with the highest life expectancy in India for all ages, barring life expectancy at birth, according to the latest data released on October 19, 2016, by the Registrar General of India (RGI), custodian of census data.

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