Essays about: "Health care in India"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 33 essays containing the words Health care in India.

  1. 21. Choosing between public and private healthcare: A case study of outpatient care in rural India

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Charlotte Staf; Saana Azzam; [2012]
    Keywords : healthcare; healthcare-seeking-behavior; public healthcare; private healthcare; rural India;

    Abstract : The investment in building a public healthcare infrastructure to offer free-of-charge services to the poor has not paid off as citizens from rural India have chosen to seek treatment at more expensive private facilities even when that meant taking a debt. Out-of-pocket healthcare expenses forms a significant portion of the annual income of the rural poor in India pushing them further in the throes of poverty. READ MORE

  3. 22. Affordable high quality health carefor school children in India

    University essay from KTH/Hållbarhet och industriell dynamik

    Author : Claudia Olsson; [2012]
    Keywords : Affordable High Quality Health Care; Cost Efficiency; Expansion Strategy; Prisvärd högkvalitativ sjukvård; Kostnadseffektivitet; Expansion; Strategi; Social;

    Abstract : Access to affordable high-quality health care solutions is a global challenge, especially in emerging markets where health care systems are the most resource constrained. The socio-economic benefits of investing in health care are considerable, especially in terms of improvement of life quality and economic development. READ MORE

  4. 23. Preventative Nursing Care towards Decreasing the Prevalence of Leprosy in India

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    Author : Charlotta Karlborg; [2011-04-13]
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    Abstract : Background: The number of people affected by leprosy has fallen significantly in India, the prevalence was reduced by 80 % between 2001 and 2005. However, the public health sector is still poor, which contributes to a high level of disease. In addition, there is stigma attached to leprosy, which continues to challenge healthcare and nursing care. READ MORE

  5. 24. Underökning av förlossningsvården på en förlossningsavdelning i Gulbarga, Indien

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    Author : Therese Bramer; Evelina Tordsson; [2011-02-18]
    Keywords : maternal health; normal birth; Bologna Score; care in labour;

    Abstract : Background: Complications during pregnancy and childbirth are one of the leading causes of disability and death among women of reproductive age in developing countries, and approximately one fifth of the maternal deaths worldwide occur in India. The outcome for mother and child is strongly related to the access of health-care and the way care in labour is carried out, and WHO states that a skilled birth attendant is the single most effective way to make deliveries safe. READ MORE

  6. 25. In search for natural health

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Felicia Frimodig; Alexandra Johansson Barrionuevo; [2011]
    Keywords : Ayurveda; India; Phenomenology; Health tourism; Allopathic medicine; Treatments; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This phenomenological study focuses upon the phenomenon of health tourism and Swedes going to India for Ayurvedic treatments. An emergent design was used in attempt to discover the underlying motive forces for seeking Ayurvedic health-care in India. READ MORE