An Institutional Perspective on Provision of Primary Health Care in India and Bangladesh - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 8171889603 ISBN 13 : 9788171889600

Editeur : Academic Foundation, 2013

Synopsis

Primary health care is a public sector responsibility in most countries, and it is a challenging task for any government to ensure its universal access and good quality. The problems arise not only due to lack of financial resources but also poor organisation and management at different levels of service delivery. This volume, taking examples from India and Bangladesh, investigates the role of the central government in delegating the responsibility of primary health care services to local level bureaucracy and non-governmental organisations (NGOs). It also emphasises the importance of social accountability/client participation in improving the quality of care in which both India and Bangladesh have poor records.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Alia Ahmad worked as Associate Professor at the Department of Economics, University of Lund, Sweden, until 2009. She taught courses on development economics, gender studies, economic growth in South Asia, and water/sanitation/environment in developing countries. Her research concentrates on agriculture, rural development, population issues and recently, institutions and social capital related to education, health care and common-pool resources mainly in South Asian countries. She has written books on agriculture and population growth in Bangladesh and recently, edited a book on community management of inland fisheries in Bangladesh and India.

N. Lalitha obtained her Ph.D through Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore. She is a Professor of Economics at Gujarat Institute of Development Research, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Her research focusses on development and trade issues. In the recent decade, she has been focussing on intellectual property rights in the pharmaceutical and agricultural sectors. She has published in peer reviewed journals on issues relating to access to medicines and agri-biotechnology. She has co-edited a book on intellectual property, pharmaceuticals and public health.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Academic Foundation
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 8171889603
• ISBN 13: 9788171889600
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 242
• Éditeur: Ahmad Alia, Lalitha N.
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible