Snakebite, a major public health issue but a hugely neglected problem continues to affect millions of people with death and disability worldwide. In 2018, the first ever… Read more “Need for transdisciplinary systems thinking to address snakebite”
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Maternal Mortality in Afghanistan: a critical review to understand strategic priorities
Afghanistan, a landlocked mountainous nation, situated strategically between Central and South Asia, has been in conflict since the Saur Revolution in 1978 when the socialist People’s Democratic… Read more “Maternal Mortality in Afghanistan: a critical review to understand strategic priorities”
Health and beyond…strategies for a better India: using the “prison window” to reach disadvantaged groups in primary care
…Politicians, policy makers and the general public in India are prejudiced by the traditional notion that “sinners deserve neither mercy nor money.” Owing to this mind-set policy… Read more “Health and beyond…strategies for a better India: using the “prison window” to reach disadvantaged groups in primary care”
Developing evidence based health policy in resource limited settings—lessons from Nepal
Few would argue against the benefits of evidence informed public health and health policies. However, efforts to inform health policy in resource limited settings face particularly daunting… Read more “Developing evidence based health policy in resource limited settings—lessons from Nepal”
Perspective of different stakeholders in research priority setting for a public health problem in low and middle income nation
The 22nd Cochrane Colloquium in Hyderabad saw a special session on “Setting research agendas: balancing public health and patient level priorities” on 25th September 2014, . The session organised by… Read more “Perspective of different stakeholders in research priority setting for a public health problem in low and middle income nation”
Notes from the GRADE and SoF #CochraneMethods Workshop at #CochraneHYD
Interpreting results of Cochrane reviews and Summary of Findings Tables: GRADE and SoF Workshop Magnitude of effect and confidence on effect are important parameters in quality of… Read more “Notes from the GRADE and SoF #CochraneMethods Workshop at #CochraneHYD”
From the #CochraneMethods Symposium of the 22nd Cochrane Colloquium, India
The COCHRANE METHODS SYMPOSIUM 2014 held on Sunday 21st September 2014 at Hyderbad, India was themed “” “From concepts to evidence synthesis:Towards a research agenda for methods… Read more “From the #CochraneMethods Symposium of the 22nd Cochrane Colloquium, India”
The Cochrane Colloquium comes to India
Cochrane, the global leader in evidence-informed health is for the first time in its more than 20 year history (the first Cochrane Centre opened in Oxford,UK in… Read more “The Cochrane Colloquium comes to India”
Health-care information: access or implementation?
In this recent correspondence by Dr. Soumyadeep B and his colleagues published in the Lancet Global Health : A decrease in research funding is a matter… Read more “Health-care information: access or implementation?”
Mental health bill is set to decriminalise suicide in India
The much deliberated and long awaited Mental Healthcare Bill was introduced to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of India’s parliament, in the third week of August.… Read more “Mental health bill is set to decriminalise suicide in India”
