Wednesday, December 18

Health and Human Development

CSEP’s evidence based research on human development seeks to lay out the potential role of human capital development in India’s growth strategy and inform policy aimed at strengthening systems that can build human capital. With a particular focus on health policy, the research is focused on identifying opportunities to improving health outcomes and reducing health related financial risk for India’s citizens. This is based on insights drawn from comparable countries and from across Indian states.

Addressing Gender Inequities in Healthcare Amidst the Rise of NCDs Among Women

With growing number of coronavirus cases in India (and worldwide), policymakers have sprung into action – more information is being disseminated about preventive measures such as hand washing and not touching the face. Social distancing has been suggested as a tool to “flatten the curve”, or in other words, prevent the health system from being overburdened. Although the number of COVID-19 cases are still low in India, experts have warned against community spread of the disease which will lead to rapid and huge increase in demand for health facilities. Private healthcare is expensive and unavailable for many poor households in […]

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