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Item Does the Nae Umeed group intervention improve mental health and social participation? A pre-post study in Uttarakhand, India(Cambridge Prisms-Global Mental Health, 2023) Christopher R. Bailie; Pooja S. Pillai; Atul Goodwin Singh; Jed Leishman; Nathan J. Grills; Kaaren MathiasThis pre-post study aimed to evaluate whether Nae Umeed improved mental health and social participation for people with mental distress, including caregivers.Item A snapshot of reproductive and sexual health and rights of women living with HIV in Asia(Oral Dis., 2020) Anandi Yuvaraj; Paramita KunduObjective A brief review of status of sexual and reproductive health and rights of women living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Asia with a focus on their access to related services. Subject(s) and methods The content has primarily emerged from several meetings, workshops and research studies that regional networks of women living with HIV have conducted in the region. We used published and unpublished literature in English after the year 2000. Results We found many hindrances to realization of sexual and reproductive rights by HIV-positive women and their access to related health services. Rampant stigma and discrimination by service providers take the form of denial of contraceptive and maternal health services, forced sterilization, breach of confidentiality and disclosure of status to others without the consent of the woman. Families blaming women for bringing HIV and male partners objecting to using condoms affect the well-being of HIV-positive women. Sexual rights specifically aspects of positive sexuality such as sexual pleasure have not received attention. Conclusion Findings suggest the need to enhance capacities of HIV-positive women's organizations to meaningfully participate in decisions on positive women's sexual, reproductive health and rights and sensitize service providers to adequately address HIV-positive women's concerns.Item A technological approach to Reaching the Unreached - Leveraging teleophthalmology services in Rural Gujarat(Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2023) Zalak Shah; Uma Shroff; Uday Gajiwala; B R ShamannaThis study evaluated the role of teleophthalmology in underserved rural areas along with cost-saving estimates for the end user.Item Creating a Global Legal and Policy Database and Document Repository: Challenges and Lessons Learned From the World Health Organization Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health Policy Survey(International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2022) Elizabeth Katwan; Geoffrey Bisoborwa; Betzabe Butron-Riveros; Sergei Bychkov; Kwami Dadji; Natalia Fedkina; C. Anoma Jayathilaka; Dhiraj Kumar; Zhao Li; Rajesh Mehta; Neena RainaThe World Health Organization (WHO) has collected information on policies on sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health (SRMNCAH) over many years. Creating a global survey that works for every country context is a well-recognized challenge.Item Gender gap in schooling: Is there a role for health insurance?(Journal of International Development, 2022) Manani OjhaThe author examines the impact of India's national health insurance scheme (RSBY) on gender differences in school enrolments in this paper.Item Achieving Maternal and Neonatal Mortality Development Goals Effectively: A Cost-Benefit Analysis(Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, 2023) Nyovani Madise; Arindam Nandi; Brad Wong; Saleema RazviThis article analyses the most cost-effective way to reduce maternal and neonatal deaths - Increase coverage of basic emergency obstetric and newborn care from 68 to 90 % combined with increased family planning services in 55 low-income and lower-middle-income countries which account for around 90 % of the burden of maternal and neonatal mortality globally.Item Air pollution governance in China and India: Comparison and implications(Environ. Sci. Policy, 2023) Pu Wang; Dachuan Liu; Arideep Mukherjee; Madhoolika Agrawal; Huawei Zhang; Evgenios Agathokleous; Xue Qiao; Xiaobin Xu; Yan Chen; Tong Wu; Mengye ZhuSevere air pollution in China and India threatens the health of over one-third of the global population. When it comes to air pollution governance, the two countries have vastly different approaches. China's approach features centralized target-setting and implementation, with policies enforced primarily through top-down administrative lines. While India's approach reflects the division of power among central and state governments and relies substantially on legislative and judiciary systems for accountability. We conduct a detailed review of the trends and sources of six air pollutants in China and India, and make a structured comparison of China and India's air pollution policy frameworks. An extensive literature review is conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of policies in each country. The studies show that China's policy efforts have achieved significant improvements in air quality, while India's policies have been largely ineffective. Nevertheless, both approaches have the potential to lead to effective air pollution governance, if a country can build strong political will and clearly defined accountability systems. We further identify key lessons learned from the two countries for air pollution poli-cymaking in developing countries, including taking good advantage of post-crisis policy window, and targeting low-hanging fruits to make incremental improvements in a cost-effective way.Item Future health spending forecast in leading emerging BRICS markets in 2030: health policy implications(Health Research Policy and Systems, 2022) Mihajlo Jakovljevic; Demetrios Lamnisos; Ronny Westerman; Vijay Kumar Chattu; Arcadio CerdaThe current research examines the decades-long underlying historical trends in BRICS countries' health spending and explores these data as the grounds for reliable forecasting of their health expenditures up to 2030.Item District-Level Patterns of Health Insurance Coverage and Out-of-Pocket Expenditure on Caesarean Section Deliveries in Public Health Facilities in India(Sustainability, 2023) Rajesh Kamath; Helmut Brand; Nisha Nayak; Vani Lakshmi; Reena Verma; Prajwal SalinsThe present study aims to ascertain district-level patterns of percentage of health insurance coverage in the National Family Health Surveys NFHS 4 and NFHS 5. We also aim to ascertain district-level patterns of out-of-pocket expenditure on C-section deliveries in public health facilities in NFHS 4 and NFHS 5.