Further, this study examines the burden of healthcare expenditure on impoverishment level in India. The unit level record of the 71st round of the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) is used in the analysis. The result reveals, cost of hospitalization due to non-communicable diseases is ...
How effective health insurance schemes are in tackling economic burden of healthcare in IndiaHow effective health insurance schemes are in tackling economic burden of healthcare in IndiaAn increasing coverage of poor under health insurance no doubt protects against health care impoverishment, but mere ...
Also, the burden on the caregivers is significant. Over the past several decades there has been a change in the mental health legislative framework, policy as well as program. The government has also taken initiatives to strengthen the workforce of mental health and the infrastructures. This ...
Therefore, a public-private mix of funding mechanisms exists in most countries and then governments are able to cut on the public share of healthcare expenditure. Policies designed to shift the burden of healthcare away from the public purse into the private pockets have been so effective that ...
The contribution of reproductive ill-health to the overall burden of perceived illness among women in southern India. Examines the contribution of reproductive ill-health to the overall burden of perceived illness among women in India. Importance of family planning; Emphas... Bhatia,Jagdish,Cleland,...
To assess the burden of healthcare utilization and out-of-pocket costs associated with NCDs in an Indian setting. A cross sectional study was performed to enroll a convenient sample of 166 participants aged 18 years and above from a tertiary hospital in Punjab, a Northern state of India. The...
2. Shift of the burden of death and diseases from the younger to the older groups. 3. Change in health profile from one dominated by death to one dominated by morbidity. In such a scenario, Curative Treatment becomes the mantra to ensure better Health Indices. However, with the polarization...
Mental health (MH) forms an integral constituent of an individual's overall health, substantially affecting all areas of life. The significance of mental health has come to the forefront in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has exacerbated the existing mental health b...
CHALLENGES AND THE NEED FOR CONVERGENCE Communities residing in slums often suffer deficiencies in water supply and sanitation.34 Poor housing fabric, poor ventilation and indoor pollution, and the density of homes contribute to the spread of infectious diseases and the burden of respiratory illness. ...
India has the second largest population in the world and carries one-fifth of the disease burden. For us to further strengthen our health systems and provide affordable and accessible care to all, the healthcare budget needs a larger portion of the pie. This b...