The need to develop a robust public health surveillance system has increased manifold for India because of the ongoing demographic and epidemiological transition and the rising challenges of chronic diseases. In this regard, the presence of robust chronic disease risk factors, morbidity and mortality surveillance mechanisms can go a long way in prevention and reduction of socioeconomic costs associated ...

The need to develop a robust public health surveillance system has increased manifold for India because of the ongoing demographic and epidemiological transition and the rising challenges of chronic diseases. In this regard, the presence of robust chronic disease risk factors, morbidity and mortality surveillance mechanisms can go a long way in prevention and reduction of socioeconomic costs associated ...

The need to develop a robust public health surveillance system has increased manifold for India because of the ongoing demographic and epidemiological transition and the rising challenges of chronic diseases. In this regard, the presence of robust chronic disease risk factors, morbidity and mortality surveillance mechanisms can go a long way in prevention and reduction of socioeconomic costs associated ...

This policy brief analyzes some of the major challenges in terms of governance, manpower and financing that such a transition will be faced with, and develops a number of actionable policy recommendations to address them. It does so based on extensive desk and field research in 4 Indian states – Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Kerala, Tamil Nadu – and 4 countries – Japan, Canada, United States, Sri Lanka ...

This policy brief analyzes some of the major challenges in terms of governance, manpower and financing that such a transition will be faced with, and develops a number of actionable policy recommendations to address them. It does so based on extensive desk and field research in 4 Indian states – Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Kerala, Tamil Nadu – and 4 countries – Japan, Canada, United States, Sri Lanka ...

Primary health systems, however, continue to focus almost exclusively on child mortality. They need to make a health system transition and engage in prevention of chronic diseases – the major cause of adult mortality – together with their original focus on child mortality. This policy brief analyzes some of the major challenges in terms of governance, manpower and financing that such a transition ...

The need for effective drug regulation becomes imperative as drugs form an integral part of medical care. Drug regulation is essentially a public policy response to the demands of public health and the changing needs of pharmaceutical industry. Hence, the objective of all drug regulatory regimes is to ensure that safe, good quality and efficacious drugs reach the patients. And this objective of ...

This study is based on extensive literature survey and field research conducted in four states (Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Maharashtra) and four countries (USA, UK, China, Indonesia). Restricting ourselves to the realm of quality of drugs manufactured within the country, this study does not broach upon the issues that arise from drug approval processes and clinical trials, nor do we address the ...

The present policy brief is based on desk research and discussions during the first webinar in this series on "Tracking COVID-19 - Public health and socioeconomic surveillance" held on 27th of April 2021. Following welcome remarks by ICRIER's Chairperson, Mr. Pramod Bhasin, and an insightful introductory address delivered by the KAS Resident Representative to India, Mr Peter Rimmele, a distinguished ...

The present policy brief is based on desk research and discussions during the second webinar in this series on "Tackling Covid-19 - Public health and socioeconomic strategies", held on July 2, 2021. Following welcome remarks by Dr Alok Sheel, RBI Chair Professor at ICRIER and Former Secretary, Governments of India and Kerala, and an insightful and inspiring introductory address delivered by the KAS ...