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This book offers a comprehensive analysis of India's healthcare challenges and the pathways to achieving universal health coverage. It critically examines the current healthcare landscape, highlighting persistent issues such as under-nutrition, demographic transitions, and pandemic vulnerabilities.
List of contents
List of Figures viii List of Tables x List of Contributors xii Preface to Volume xxiii Preface xxv Acknowledgements xxvii 1 Making Healthcare for All a Reality: Addressing Key Challenges 1
K. Srinath Reddy, Girija Vaidyanathan, and Amarjeet Sinha PART I Overview - Perspectives on Public Health 17 2 Envisioning a Healthy India: Learning from the Past and Looking to the Future 19
K. Srinath Reddy 3 Key Gaps in Healthcare for All - Why Public Systems Matter 26
Amarjeet Sinha 4 Global Insights on Comprehensive Primary Healthcare 52
Sandhya Venkateswaranvi Contents 5 Turning the Politics of Knowledge Upside Down: Community-Centred Public Policy for Sustainable Universal Healthcare Systems 86
Ritu Priya 6 Towards Realising the Goal of Universal Health Coverage 117
A.K. Shiva Kumar PART II Learning from the States 137 7 Building Ayushman Bharat - Health and Wellness Centres - Early Lessons with Comprehensive Primary Health Care in Tamil Nadu - 2015-2022 139
V.R. Muraleedharan, Girija Vaidyanathan, and Rajesh M. 8 Learning from the Past: Kerala's Preparedness for Future Pandemics 160
Rajeev Sadanandan 9 Bringing 'the Public into Public Health': Learnings from India's Community Action for Health Programme, National Health Mission 173
Poonam Muttreja 10 Making Government-Funded Health Insurance an Effective Strategy for Universal Health Coverage 200
Sanjay Kaul and Nikita Pandey 11 Improving Health and Well-Being of Migrants in India 220
Pavitra Mohan, Ashmita Gulechha, and Divya Varma PART III Human Resources for Health 245 12 Reflections from Two Decades of ASHA Programme Implementation 247
Garima Gupta 13 Building Capacity in Public Health Systems: Experience of the National Health Systems Resource Centre and the Mitanin Programme 276
T. Sundararaman 14 Strengthening the Health Workforce in India: Challenges and Priorities for Achieving Universal Healthcare 295
Sanjay Zodpey and Anup Karan PART IV Sectoral Policy Challenges in Healthcare for All 327 15 Healthcare for All: Challenges in Urban Areas 329
Mahaveer Golechha and Dileep Mavalankar 16 Addressing Commercial Determinants of Health to Promote Health for All 356
Monika Arora, Shalini Bassi, and Ankur Sharan 17 Evolving Landscape of India's Pharmaceutical Sector 383
Preeti Kumar, Aashna Mehta, and Senthil Ganesh 18 Moving beyond Corporatisation: Advancing Publicness in Healthcare Systems 408
Abhay Shukla 19 Air Pollution: Public Health Impacts and Policy Measures 430
Bhargav Krishna and Nazneen 20 The Future of Mental Health Care in India: Policy Innovations with a Community Focus 449
Satish Suhas and Pratima Murthy Index 482
About the author
K. Srinath Reddy is a renowned cardiologist and epidemiologist and the founder and past president of the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI).
Girija Vaidyanathan is a retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer (1981 batch) with extensive experience in public health, nutrition, and environmental governance.
Amarjeet Sinha is a distinguished IAS officer from the 1983 Bihar Cadre with a profound commitment to transforming lives and livelihoods of marginalised communities.
