their health and our own. If a river's flow is its heartbeat, then we humans have become the heart disease of the world …

, maternal mortality rates, among other, the author also reviews the inter-district performance of Maharashtra in health …This paper focusses on the current health profile of the state of Maharashtra, and its performance as against other … growth driven states like Tamil Nadu and Gujarat. Using parameters such as birth rate, death rate, infant mortality rate …

framework, with endogenous fertility and mortality. The data come from a nationally representative survey of Indian rural …

one point and draw out implications from it for actionable policies to reduce child mortality. The one point is: â …

Poor quality essential medicines, both substandard and counterfeit, are serious but neglected public health problems … differences between public health and intellectual property approaches to the problem. It is argued that public health, and not … the World Health Organization (WHO) should be encouraged and supported to take a more prominent role in improving the …

This paper is a “rough guide†for evaluation of programs, projects and policies in the environment and development … arena. First, a general overview of the what, how, and why of program evaluation, with particular emphasis on the role of … of all terms) are provided. Second, a detailed review with examples of the four main methods for evaluation â …

This study contributes to the literature by estimating discount rate for environmental health benefits and value of … statistical life of workers in India. The discount rate is imputed from wage-risk trade-offs in which workers decide whether to … other researchers in evaluating health projects in India and other developing countries. [WORKING PAPER 60/2011]. URL …