Improving Health Services in India : A Different Perspective

Two papers in this volume focus on public finance and decentralization as central to resolving India's systemic public health crisis. However, some states and districts have achieved success despite serious financial and administrative deficits; this suggests that factors such as political comm...

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Main Author:	Schweitzer, J.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Delivery of Health Care Developing Countries Organized Financing Humans India Politics Public Health
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5133

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spelling	okr-10986-51332021-04-23T14:02:21Z Improving Health Services in India : A Different Perspective Schweitzer, J. Delivery of Health Care Developing Countries Organized Financing Humans India Politics Public Health Two papers in this volume focus on public finance and decentralization as central to resolving India's systemic public health crisis. However, some states and districts have achieved success despite serious financial and administrative deficits; this suggests that factors such as political commitment, community participation, human resource management, women's empowerment, and governance may be as or more important. The success of the National Rural Health Mission will depend on state and local institutional capacity, including strong partnerships with civil society organizations and private-sector actors. Increased resources and decentralization will not be sufficient by themselves. 2012-03-30T07:31:28Z 2012-03-30T07:31:28Z 2008 Journal Article Health Aff (Millwood) 1544-5208 (Electronic) 0278-2715 (Linking) http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5133 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article India
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description	Two papers in this volume focus on public finance and decentralization as central to resolving India's systemic public health crisis. However, some states and districts have achieved success despite serious financial and administrative deficits; this suggests that factors such as political commitment, community participation, human resource management, women's empowerment, and governance may be as or more important. The success of the National Rural Health Mission will depend on state and local institutional capacity, including strong partnerships with civil society organizations and private-sector actors. Increased resources and decentralization will not be sufficient by themselves.
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title	Improving Health Services in India : A Different Perspective
title_short	Improving Health Services in India : A Different Perspective
title_full	Improving Health Services in India : A Different Perspective
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Improving Health Services in India : A Different Perspective

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