Sumedha Dharmarajan’s Post

This #InternaltionalWomensDay let's look at how we can ensure better health outcomes for women. Prioritising women in the care economy can reduce maternal and infant mortality rates, and enhance the accessibility, effectiveness, and efficiency of health systems. Explore how the private sector can contribute to enhancing maternal healthcare quality with Sattva Knowledge Institute's detailed analysis: https://lnkd.in/dh6ipBGa Yashasvi Murali, Dr. Aditi Hegde, Arnab Mukherjee, Jyotir Sondhi, Anindita Bose, Lakshmi Sethuraman Dr. Leila Caleb Varkey, Reimagining India’s Health System: A Lancet Citizens’ Commission

Join us ahead of #WorldHealthDay for a week-long reflection on how ‘my health, my right’ can be actualised in India. Read the Sattva Knowledge Institute report to learn more about how India can address public health challenges for a #viksitbharat2047 . https://lnkd.in/gSskUhEx Ritika Ramasuri | Granthika Chatterjee | Sarah Sunil J. | Anushka Anand | Lakshmi Sethuraman

New Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) data show that while the number of scheduled surgeries performed in 2023 already exceeded pre-pandemic levels, wait times for most procedures are improving more gradually. Strategies to create sustained improvement in wait times for priority procedures in Canada will need to involve maintaining volumes higher than the pre-pandemic period because of population growth and aging, as well as due to health human resource issues. https://lnkd.in/gNE39gUN

Public health is a fundamental pillar on which societies are sustained. In our online course 'I Think Biology' on NPTEL, join a frank conversation with Dr. Abha Rao from Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) about the state of health systems in India, discussing the triumphs as well as various issues that still plague the Indian health ecosystem. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/g69xA6u4 #publichealth #mentalhealth #onlinecourse

Thrilled to announce the publication of my research! My paper titled "Patterns and determinants of healthcare utilization and medication use before and during the COVID-19 crisis in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and India" has been published in BMC Health Services Research! This study sheds light on the significant impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on how people in three South Asian countries accessed healthcare and medications. Our analyses provide crucial evidence of the pandemic's influence on healthcare behavior in the region. These learning is helpful for us to prepare for future public health emergencies. https://lnkd.in/gnC6sTb2 #PublicHealth #COVID19 #HealthcareUtilization 

India's progress on health can be understood by taking stock of the political priority accorded to health in states. In a working paper, Sandhya Venkateswaran et al examine the socio-political determinants of attention to health in five Indian states. https://lnkd.in/dCA6hfZE

This The Lancet series on #PrimaryHealthCare in #SouthAsia is a vital contribution to understanding and improving health systems in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Authored by Taufique Joarder and colleagues, this series provides essential, region-specific insights aimed at reorienting health systems towards a more effective primary health care model. The final paper in the series highlights key areas for action, including policy reform, integrating services, fostering multi-sectoral collaboration, and empowering communities. It presents nine actionable points to advance primary health care, emphasizing the need for innovative approaches, adequate resources, and strong public-private partnerships. For anyone involved in health systems and policy, this series offers valuable guidance and a comprehensive view of the challenges and opportunities in South Asia. Explore the series and delve into the impactful recommendations: https://lnkd.in/e2rRt3Jr #HealthSystems #PrimaryHealthCare #PublicHealth #TheLancet #SouthAsia #Bangladesh #India #Nepal #Pakistan #SriLanka

Read about the inspiring growth of the Bhutan Health Journal, recently indexed in DOAJ and Scopus: an eye on global research. Learn how it’s shaping the future of health research and bringing local research to the global stage! ➡️https://lnkd.in/efhxi6v4

"Realizing Universal Health Coverage in India," an editorial, aims to explore the complexities surrounding UHC in India: a country currently lacking proper national oversight, propagating the failure to deliver healthcare services to the uninsured and rural communities while addressing SDG 3.8. In this paper, the authors establish the lack of public health spending in India, only amounting to around 2.1% of the country's GDP; at the same time however, consumers of healthcare absorb the largest costs of point of service care, making medicine one of the largest drivers of debt for the average Indian. In order to combat these issues, then, the article drives home the urgency to establish greater incentives for the national government to take a more vested interested in the health of all its people; good government intervention is necessary to fix the skyrocketing costs of healthcare and the increasing mortality rates across all diseases. As a student studying public health, I applaud the authors of this paper for establishing attainable solutions instead of simply harping on problems that the majority of readers already know exist; I like how succinct, yet comprehensible the writing remains even for those not familiar with medical jargon. This 10 minute read, therefore, does an excellent job to inspire the global youth to take individual steps to attain a larger, public health goal. Visit our resource library to learn more!

Tribes are certainly leading the way in IT modernization and great partnerships and learning from one another are key to improving the data and health status of our Peoples.