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All Indian states and UTs were categorized into six regions including North East, East, West, South, Central, and North Regional coverage was calculated by dividing the overall number of public health programme offerings in each region by the total number of public health programme offerings in India. Thirty-one percent ( n = 36) of the public health programs are offered across the south, 28% ( n = 32) across the north, and 22% ( n = 26) across the west. The lowest number of public health program offerings were across the central and North East region of India ( Figure 2 ). Geographical coverage was calculated by dividing the total number of states offering public health programs in each region by the total number of states in that region.
Percentage distribution of all public health programs across different geographical areas and regions of India.
Madhya Pradesh in the Central, West Bengal in the East, Arunachal Pradesh in the North East, Karnataka in the South, Delhi in the North, and Rajasthan in the West were the states that offered most of the public health program offerings within their own regions ( Figure 3 ).
States offering most of the public health programs within their regions.
Masters of Public Health programs were offered the most across all the regions of India ( Figure 4 ). The states of Karnataka (South) (12%) Maharashtra (West) (10%), and Harayana (North) (8%) contributed the highest percentage toward the master of public health programs. Karnataka (17%) and Maharashtra (17%) also offered the highest percentage of doctoral programs in public health. Rajasthan (43%) and Karnataka (29%) offered the most bachelors in public health programs while the post-graduate diploma and diploma programs in public health were offered the highest across the states of Delhi (24%), Odisha (18%), West Bengal (12%) and Tamil Nadu (12%) ( Figure 5 ).
Distribution of public health programs across different regions in India.
A comparison of all the different types of public health programs across different States/UTs in India.
Doctorate in philosophy in public health (ph.d.), regional distribution.
Nearly twelve universities are providing Ph.D. programs in public health across India. The doctoral programs are offered mostly in the Southern (33%; n = 4) and Northern states (33%; n = 4) of India ( Figure 5 ). Seventeen percent ( n = 2) of the programs were been offered in the state of Maharashtra, Haryana, and Karnataka ( Table 3 ).
Ph.D. programs in public health in different states/UTs in India ( N = 12).
Mode of delivery | Full-time and Part-time | 5 (42) |
Full time | 3 (25) | |
Not mentioned | 4 (33) | |
Type | Private | 6 (50) |
Public | 6 (50) | |
Odisha | AIPH University | 1 (8) |
Maharashtra | Savitribai Phule Pune University | 1 (8) |
Tata Institute of Social Sciences | 1 (8) | |
Karnataka | Institute of Public Health | 1 (8) |
KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research | 1 (8) | |
Uttar Pradesh | Amity University | 1 (8) |
Haryana | Amity University | 1 (8) |
Post Graduate Institute of medical sciences | 1 (8) | |
Tamil Nadu | SRM Institute of Science and Technology | 1 (8) |
Kerala | Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum | 1 (8) |
Himachal Pradesh | Eternal University | 1 (8) |
Gujarat | Public health foundation of India | 1 (8) |
Forty-two percent ( n = 5) of the doctoral programs in public health are offered both part-time and full-time while 25% ( n = 3) of them were offered only full-time. Thirty-three percent ( n = 4) of the doctoral programs did not mention the modality of offering. Fifty percent ( n = 6) of the doctoral programs in public health were offered by both public as well as private institutes.
Of the 12 universities offering a doctoral program in public health, only half of them mentioned the fees details (50%; n = 6). Among the universities where the information was available, the average fee for each semester of the doctoral program is nearly INR 44,889 (Range: INR 14,833–INR 81,000), for the private universities the average fee is nearly INR 55,750 (Range: INR 42,000–INR 81,000) and whereas for the public universities the average fees are nearly INR 23,167 (Range: INR 14,833–INR 31,500).
Among the 12 universities, four are offering doctoral programs in public health in the fields of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Health system research, Health promotion, health behavior, Global health, Migration, Urbanization, Public health, and health economics.
Only two universities ( n = 2, 17%) have mentioned the frequency of seat intake for doctoral programs in public health. Forty-two percent ( n = 5) of the universities required for those applying from non-health backgrounds a minimum of 2–5 years of post-graduation work experience while those with a health background were required to have field experience, and prior experience in research, and teaching. Only two universities ( n = 2, 17%) required publications as an essential criterion for admission to the doctoral program in public health. Fifty-eight percent of universities had an admission test ( n = 7, 58%), 17% interview ( n = 2, 17%), and 25% included both an admission test and an interview ( n = 3, 25%) to be the criteria for admission. Eighty-three percent ( n = 10) of the universities had a master's or equivalent degree awarded by an accredited university in India or abroad as the minimum academic qualification criteria for admission to the Ph.D. programs.
None of the 12 universities presented any details on the website regarding course competencies the students will acquire. Four of the 12 universities offering doctoral programs in public health provided information related to the course curriculum indicating them to be designed as per the UGC choice-based credit system. However, only one out of these four universities shared a semester-wise Ph.D. program curriculum along with desired field/practical work. Only one university offers a fellowship for the Ph.D. program ( Table 3 ).
The majority of the master's in public health programs are offered in the southern region ( n = 23, 32%) followed by nothern ( n = 22, 30%), western ( n = 14, 19%), eastern ( n = 7, 10%), north-eastern ( n = 4, 6%) and central region ( n = 2, 3%). The geographical distribution of universities offering master's programs in public health highlights that in Karnataka ( n = 9, 12%), Maharashtra ( n = 7, 10%), and Tamil Nadu ( n = 6, 8%) ( Table 4 ).
MPH programs delivered by the different states/UTs of India ( N = 73).
Course duration (in years) | >2 years | 2 (3) |
2 years | 71 (97) | |
Type of universities | Public | 19 (26) |
Private | 54 (74) | |
States | Arunachal Pradesh | 2 (3) |
Chhattisgarh | 1 (1) | |
Haryana | 6 (8) | |
Gujarat | 2 (3) | |
Uttar Pradesh | 5 (7) | |
Himachal Pradesh | 1 (1) | |
Jharkhand | 1 (1) | |
Karnataka | 9 (12) | |
Kerala | 5 (7) | |
Maharashtra | 7 (10) | |
Madhya Pradesh | 1 (1) | |
Nagaland | 1 (1) | |
Odisha | 2 (3) | |
Rajasthan | 5 (7) | |
Sikkim | 1 (1) | |
Tamil Nadu | 6 (8) | |
Telangana | 2 (3) | |
Uttarakhand | 3 (4) | |
West Bengal | 4 (6) | |
Union territories | Universities | |
Chandigarh | 2 (3) | |
Delhi | 5 (7) | |
Pondicherry | 1 (1) |
Of the 73 universities providing Master's programs in public health across India, 95% ( n = 69, 95%) offered the program on campus. Nearly, Two-third ( n = 54, 74%) of the public health programs were offered by private universities ( Table 4 ).
More than half of the programs (58%, n = 42) mentioned the program fee details on their website. Among the universities where the information was available, the average fee for the complete MPH program offered was INR 2,21,993 (Range: INR 5,865–INR 17,07,376). The average program fee for the private institute was INR 2,70,039 (Range: INR 34,150–INR17,07,376) and INR 1,08,233 (Range: INR 5,865–INR 2,50,000) for public universities.
More than half of the universities ( n = 62, 85%) provided no information regarding specializations in public health. Only 15 percent of the programs listed ( n = 11, 15%) mentioned their specializations ranging from the field of Epidemiology, Health Economics and Outcomes Research, Health Care Quality and Safety.
Less than half of the institutes (38%, n = 28) mentioned seat intake for the masters in public health programs. Eighty-nine percent ( n = 65) of the institutes offering Masters in public health programs required preferably a bachelor's degree with 50% marks in any discipline such as MBBS, BDS, AYUSH, B.Sc. Nursing, B. Pharma, BPT, BPH, B.Sc. Micro, B.Sc. Lab Tech (Med), B.Sc. For admission to the master's in public health degree, 15% of the universities ( n = 11) required at least 1 year of work experience. Less than half of the institutions (42%, n = 31) required students to complete an internship as a course completion criterion. Twenty-five percent ( n = 18) of colleges needed a written exam as part of the admissions process, 19% ( n = 14) required interviews, and 14% ( n = 10) required a combination of entrance test and interview.
The course curriculum was presented on the institute website in 48% ( n = 35) of the cases while <10% ( n = 6) of universities provided details on the course competencies. The scholarship is offered by nine universities ( n = 9, 12%) ( Table 4 ).
Fourteen universities offering BPHSc programs, most of them are offered in the western region ( n = 7, 50%) followed by the southern region (36% n = 5) ( Table 5 ).
Frequency of universities providing BPHSc in different states of India ( N = 14).
Course duration (in years) | 3 years | 8 (57) |
Between 3 and 4 years | 1 (7) | |
4 years | 4 (29) | |
Not mentioned | 1 (7) | |
Course category | BPH | 10 (71) |
BSc | 4 (29) | |
Type of universities | Public | 3 (21) |
Private | 11 (79) | |
Karnataka | Yenepoya University | 1 (7) |
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences recognized by Govt. of Karnataka | 2 (14) | |
KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research | 1 (7) | |
Tamil Nadu | SRM Institute of Science and Technology | 1 (7) |
Gujarat | Parul University | 1 (7) |
Rajasthan | Apex University | 1 (7) |
Mahatma Jyoti Rao Phoole University | 1 (7) | |
Lachoo Memorial College of Science and Technology | 1 (7) | |
Career Point University | 1 (7) | |
Poornima University School of Public Health | 1 (7) | |
Singhania University | 1 (7) | |
Meghalaya | Martin Luther Christian University | 1 (7) |
Haryana | Om Sterling Global University | 1 (7) |
The majority of the bachelor's in public health programs were offered in Rajasthan (43%; n = 6) followed by Karnataka (29%, n = 4). More than half of these programs (79%, n = 11) were offered by private universities. The BPHSc course duration varied from 3 to 4 years. More than fifty percent of universities provided a complete course for 3 years (57%, n = 8) followed by 4 years (29%, n = 4) ( Table 4 ). More than half of the programs are offered as Bachelor in Public Health (BPH) (71%, n = 10) while the remaining 29% ( n = 4) of the programs are offered as BSc in Public Health.
The average fee for a complete BPHSc program is around 1,56,000 (Range: INR 81,000–INR 2,40,000). The average fee of the BPHSc program for the public universities is INR 1,50,000 (Range: INR 0–INR 1,50,000) compared to private universities which is INR 1,57,000 (Range: INR 81,000–INR 2,40,000).
Almost all the BPHSc programs have been offered in a general format with no specializations and field of the study mentioned.
Among all the 14 universities, 10 of them were admitted based on academic merit ( n = 10, 71%). All the universities required educational qualification of higher secondary level or pre-university college in any stream, preferably science with physics, chemistry, and biology as main subjects as a minimum academic qualification for admission to the BPHSc programs. Fourteen percent of universities ( n = 2) included interviews as one of the criterias for admission while 7% ( n = 1) involved both an admission test and an interview for consideration of admission to the program.
Fourteen percent ( n = 2) of the universities provided details on course competencies while 35% ( n = 5) of them provided information on course curriculum. Only one institute provided some form of scholarship ( Table 5 ).
The majority of the post-graduate diploma in public health programs are offered by universities in the western region ( n = 2, 40%) followed by the southern region ( n = 2, 29%).
Of the 14 universities in different States/UTs of India, 29% ( n = 4) of the universities in Delhi provide PGDPh programs followed by in eastern region Odisha and West Bengal ( n = 2, 14%) each, and other states (Gujarat; Telangana; Madhya Pradesh; Chandigarh; Rajasthan, and Karnataka) offering one PGD program ( n = 1, 7%) each. Among all universities offering PGD, ( n = 2, 14%) were private and ( n = 12, 86%) were public. Among the 12 public universities, ( n = 7, 58%) provided courses as regular on-campus programs and ( n = 4, 33%) in online mode whereas ( n = 1, 8%) provided the course education in hybrid mode, that is, both online and on-campus. However, the two private universities run the course in off-campus ( n = 1, 50%) and online ( n = 1, 50%) mode, respectively ( Table 6 ).
Frequency of PGD programs provided by universities in the different states ( N = 14).
Mode of delivery | On-campus | 7 (50) |
Online | 5 (36) | |
Hybrid (On campus/Online/Distance) | 1 (7) | |
Off-campus | 1 (7) | |
Type of universities | Public (On-campus/Online/Hybrid) | 12 (86) |
Private | 2 (14) | |
Odisha | Public health foundation of India | 2 (14) |
Gujarat | Public health foundation of India | 1 (7) |
Telangana | Public health foundation of India | 1 (7) |
West Bengal | West Bengal University of health sciences | 1 (7) |
Government medical university | 1 (7) | |
Madhya Pradesh | Indian Institute of skill development | 1 (7) |
Rajasthan | Singhania University | 1 (7) |
Karnataka | James Lind Institute | 1 (7) |
Delhi | Public health foundation of India | 1 (7) |
Vocational Institution of Ministry of HRD, Government of India | 1(7) | |
Ministry of health and family welfare | 1 (7) | |
Indira Gandhi open university | 1 (7) | |
Chandigarh | Post Graduate Institute of medical education and research | 1 (7) |
The average fee for a complete PGDPh program offered by both private and public universities in different states is around one lakh (INR 1,02,240) (Range: INR 3,620–INR 2,75,000). For private universities, the average fee for a complete PGDPh program is around INR 32,750 (Range: INR 27,000–INR 38,500) and for public universities, the complete fee of the PGDPh program is nearly INR 1,07,551 (Range: INR 3,620–INR 2,75,000).
All of the PGD Ph programs are provided in a general format with no details on specializations and fields of study.
Only 14% ( n = 2) of the universities mentioned the frequency of admission intake. The minimum eligibility criteria required for admission to the PGDPh programs is to graduate in any discipline preferably MBBS, BDS, AYUSH, allied sciences, nursing, health science, natural science, or post-graduation in Social Sciences or an equivalent qualification. Additional qualifications include candidates who were working with the central, state, or local governments with at least 3 years of experience in the health sector, nursing staff, municipal corporation officers, and other professionals in health-related. More than half of the universities (86%; n = 12) offered admissions based on academic merit, entrance tests, interview performance, or both. Fifty-seven percent ( n = 8) of the universities require at least 1 year of work experience.
Of the 14 universities, 21% ( n = 3) shared details on program competencies, while 36% ( n = 5) mentioned the course curriculum ( Table 6 ).
Two out of the three diploma programs are offered in the Southern part of India while one program is offered in the eastern region ( Table 7 ).
Frequency of diploma programs provided by universities in the different states ( N = 3).
Type of universities | Public (On campus/Online/Hybrid) | 1 (33) |
Private | 2 (67) | |
Tamil Nadu | The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R Medical University | 1 (33) |
Kerala | Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technologies | 1 (33) |
West Bengal | West Bengal University of Health Sciences | 1 (33) |
Each diploma program is offered in the states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and West Bengal. Among all the three universities offering a Diploma in Public Health, two of the private universities are present in the state of Tamil Nadu and Kerala whereas the public university is in the state of West Bengal ( Table 7 ).
No fees were mentioned for any of the Diploma programs offered by either private or public universities.
Two out of the three programs listed on their website the duration of the diploma program in public health.
None of the universities mentioned the frequency of seat intake in the diploma program. Different universities require different levels of prior work experience. e.g., the university in Kerala required at least 3 years of work experience for in-service candidates, and the university in West Bengal requires 1 year of continuous rotational internship training in any Medical College. Candidates' admission to one of the diploma programs offered by a University in West Bengal is based not only on academic merit but also on the entrance test conducted by the central or state government (if any) and the performance of the candidate in the interview.
None of the Universities provided any information related to program competencies, course curriculum, or scholarships ( Table 7 ).
Results of our analysis showed that the majority of Ph.D. programs in Public Health are offered in the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Haryana while Masters in Public Health programs are offered highest in Karnataka, Bachelors in Public Health programs highest in Rajasthan, Post Graduate Diploma in Public Health program is highest in Delhi, and Diploma in Public Health program highest in the state of Tamil Nadu ( Table 2 ).
The current study presents an overview of the various public health program offerings across various states and UTs of India. From the recent available literature, the unique institutes offering public health programs have increased from 59 institutes ( 8 ) to 84 unique institutes. Institutes offering Masters in Public Health have increased from 44 institutes in the years 2017 and 2018 ( 15 ) to 73 institutes according to our study in the year 2022.
Key findings of our study are: Of the 28 states and 8 UTs of India, 20 states and 3 UTs offered a public health-related program, the geographical concentration was highest in the southern states ( n = 36, 31%) followed by the northern ( n = 32, 28%) western ( n = 26, 22%), eastern ( n = 13, 11%), north-eastern ( n = 5, 4%) and lastly, central regions of India ( n = 3, 3%). Course competencies for Ph.D. and diploma programs are not mentioned by the universities, however, competencies were mentioned by one university offering a bachelor's program and 3 universities offering postgraduate programs. Of the programs studied, 35, 48, and 36% of institutes of doctoral, masters, and post-graduate programs respectively mentioned their course curriculum, other programs did not disclose their detailed curriculum. Few programs stated that their curriculum is as per the UGC choice-based credit system. Findings of our study show a lack of curriculum competencies as well as the mention of core concentration and cross-cutting fields on the website of the institutes ( 20 , 21 ). A study by Miller et al.; reviewed the landscape of public health training and conducted a qualitative SWOT analysis among selected institutions. The study identified collaborations, lack of career pathways, and incentives as weaknesses and the strengths to be the tuition, innovation, and the available infrastructure for research ( 8 ). This finding correlates with our analyses, where program fees are kept affordable for quality education, this can be an advantage to increase student enrolment in public health programs. However, only 12% of MPH institutes and 7% of BPHSc institutes offered scholarships, this dearth of provision of scholarships and lack of public-private partnership is also reported among public health colleges across the globe as reviewed by Effa et al. ( 22 ) and Indian public health education by Scheiff et al. ( 23 ).
Findings of this review suggest (1) the need for additional public health incentive programs to be implemented to encourage public health workers to join local and state governments. (2) The requirement for well-trained public health workers should correspond to the new paradigm of place-led, which is at the heart of economic development strategy. (3) Aspirants in public health must be skilled in twentyfirst-century skills such as communication, informatics, leadership, policy, governance, and effective design and development of public health interventions. (4) To improve access to learning, public health initiatives should be equitably distributed throughout the country. The absence of educational facilities in certain regions can be attributed to per capita income. A good example from our analysis is the North Eastern, Eastern, and Central regions of India that have a low concentration of public health programs and notably nill doctorate programs; interestingly these states are reported to have the lowest per capita income and poor health indicators. There is a high disparity in health outcomes at regional and state levels. The backward states continue to have a high disease and mortality indices ( 24 ). (5) Aside from course-based curriculums, students should engage in experiential learning through internships, training, or research exposure to enhance their skills post their education.
The present review has the following limitations: Each program website was carefully searched for the enlisted variables. Owing to the differences in website content and lack of search engine optimization certain institute websites were not displayed in the results. The differences in content and format of the programs on respective websites resulted in some variables were not captured. The information gathered was unstructured on the official website pages, some information was found on the program page, some in a brochure, and some on the admissions page. On account of the dynamic nature of websites and updates in the content periodically there might be a difference in values extracted from August 2021 to November 2021 to date. The main drawback is the lack of a central counsel or regulating board for public health programs in India, there is no comprehensive data on all the institutes that offer public health courses in India.
The COVID-19 epidemic taught us the importance of an autonomous emergency system staffed by trained public health workers. While the past 2 years have profoundly raised public awareness of health, it has challenged the State, local and academic departments to substantially increase their capacity and contribute to the health workforce. To enable future preparedness, institutes across the country are to promptly work on capacity building for a future workforce that includes public health graduates ( 25 ).
The present review concurs with the view that public health education in India must now enhance health system performance by adapting core professional competencies to varied settings, which need to be revisited to deliver high-quality comprehensive public health services that are vital to improving population health equity ( 10 ). Our recommendations based on our observations are that the public health programs from universities and institutions can provide concise and clear information on student outcomes such as graduation rates, employment, career and placement opportunities, current alumni record, their roles, functions, and skills, and most importantly use of competencies gained in the field. With the increase in demand of job market coupled with the recent emphasis on public health cadre in states of India, career and placement services need to be a focus in public health program features. Additional information on the fee structure of different programs and on the salary structure of graduating students should be stated.
The recent proposal by the government of India's Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) aimed to create a cadre across all states under the 2017 National Health Policy, this elucidates the urgent need to strengthen public health care delivery across India. To fulfill this, the workforce pool should be generated from institutes or universities having standardized programs with efficient curricula that equip them with necessary competencies. The public health programs across institutes have varied discrepancies in their deliverance and hence a synergistic effort across institutes can complement each other and equip the public health professional workforce in India.
AJ and AG contributed to the conception and design of the study. MG collected and prepared the database. AJ, AB, and IVM performed the statistical analysis and interpretation. AJ, AB, and SSR prepared the draft of the manuscript. All authors were involved in manuscript revision and have approved the final version of the manuscript.
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Uc davis health study identifies link between naloxone administration and outcomes of certain cardiac arrests..
Patients who overdose on opioids and have a pulse are often given naloxone (Narcan) by first responders, a common life-saving measure.
However, emergency medical service (EMS) agencies have different protocols for administering naloxone, so there is little evidence to support its use in patients without a pulse who experienced opioid-associated out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA).
A recent study by UC Davis Health researchers set out to assess the effects of giving naloxone administration by paramedics to patients with OHCA.
The study, published in Jama Open Network , concluded there was an association between naloxone administration, and both return of spontaneous circulation and survival to hospital discharge.
“The incidence of drug-related cardiac arrests has skyrocketed in the past two decades, and there is an urgent need for evidence to guide possible naloxone use in this circumstance,” said David Dillon , assistant professor of Emergency Medicine and one of the study’s authors.
The incidence of drug-related cardiac arrests has skyrocketed in the past two decades, and there is an urgent need for evidence to guide possible naloxone use in this circumstance.” — David Dillon
Naloxone is a medicine that rapidly reverses an opioid overdose. It is an antagonist — meaning it attaches to opioid receptors and reverses and blocks the effects of other opioids. Naloxone can quickly restore normal breathing to a person whose breathing has slowed or stopped because of an opioid overdose. Researchers hypothesize that naloxone may also help patients who are experiencing opioid-related cardiac arrest.
Naloxone has no effect on someone who does not have opioids in their system, nor does it harm them, and it is not a treatment for opioid use disorder.
Cardiac arrest occurs when the heart suddenly stops beating. Roughly 350,000 cardiac arrests occur outside the hospital each year, according to the American Heart Association . The majority of these are due to heart attacks or electrical issues with the heart, but opioid overdose-related cardiac arrests are a major cause of death for adults 25 to 64 years old.
Recent studies estimate 17.6% of all OHCA, and 34% of OHCA in those under 60 years of age, are the result of opioid toxicity.
For this retrospective study, researchers collected data from San Francisco, Sacramento and Yolo county EMS agencies between 2015-2023. In total, 8,195 patients with OHCA were treated by the three agencies.
The results showed EMS administration of naloxone was associated with significantly improved outcomes. The number needed to treat with naloxone, which represents the number of patients that need to be given naloxone to observe one additional positive outcome, was nine patients for return of spontaneous circulation and 26 patients who survived and were discharged from the hospital.
“Surprisingly, our findings showed that naloxone was associated with improved clinical outcomes in both drug-related cardiac arrests and non-drug related cardiac arrests,” explained Dillon. “This is important because it adds to our understanding about the effectiveness of naloxone for drug related out of hospital cardiac arrest.”
The researchers noted that these finding warrant further investigation, given the growing opioid epidemic in the United States and the potential benefits of naloxone as part of cardiac arrest care.
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Background: Public health research has gained increasing importance in India's national health policy as the country seeks to address the high burden of disease and its inequitable distribution, and embarks on an ambitious agenda towards universalising health care. Objective: This study aimed at describing the public health research output in India, its focus and distribution, and the actors ...
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The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health has had active research and educational programs in India since the 1960s. However, the Mumbai-based India Research Center, an office of Harvard Global Research Support Centre India, is designed to broaden and coordinate the School's existing collaborations and create new relationships with organizations and agencies across India.
The COVID-19 pandemic and response are having profound impacts on India's people, leading to myriad health-care challenges, a looming economic recession, and humanitarian crises.1 The long-standing need for universal health coverage (UHC) in India has been brought into sharp focus by the pandemic. The mission of the Lancet Citizens' Commission on reimagining India's health system is to lay ...
Public health priorities for India. Indian states are in diferent phases of epidemiological transition, resulting in large variations in disease burden across the states.1 However, the public health priorities across the country remain similar. Addressing the availability of relevant and robust data for meaningful planning of programmes and ...
Prof. Monika Arora is a public health scientist working in the area of Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) prevention and control and adolescent health. She is the Vice President (Research and Health Promotion) at the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI). She is the President of the NCD Alliance (2023-25), was the founding Chairperson of the ...
The COVID-19 pandemic in India caused considerable suffering, along with economic and social disruption. Till October 2021, 34.3 million people were infected by COVID-19, and an estimated 0.45 million people died. One of the defining features of the pandemic was a public reckoning of the state of the health system.
Tuberculosis remains a major challenge in India, with an estimated 2.69 million cases each year. Although men are more affected than women, gender differences and related factors affect awareness ...
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John Gerrard says the mental ill-health of young people is a very real phenomenon being seen across the world. (ABC News: Claudia Williams)Dr Gerrard said the mental health decline in young people ...
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Household income levels are also a strong predictor of obesity levels - obesity is more common among poorer households. For example, national data for England shows that the prevalence of 10- and 11-year-old children living with severe obesity was over four times as high for children living in the most deprived areas (9.4%) compared with those living in the least deprived areas (2.1%).
Maharashtra, India's richest state and ruled by a BJP coalition, has raised its fiscal deficit target to 2.6% of state GDP for the current fiscal year from 2.3% in an interim budget in February.
Results of our analysis showed 84 unique institutions in 20 states and 3 UTs currently offering 116 public health programs across India's 28 states and 8 UTs. Private and public institutes were 65% (n = 75) and 35% (n = 41) respectfully. The majority of universities mainly provided Masters of Public Health (n = 73, 63%) programs followed by ...
A recent study by UC Davis Health researchers set out to assess the effects of giving naloxone administration by paramedics to patients with OHCA. The study, published in Jama Open Network , concluded there was an association between naloxone administration, and both return of spontaneous circulation and survival to hospital discharge.
While other scholars have pointed India as the top LMIC contributor to health inequalities research in general (Cash-Gibson et al. 2018), the present study reveals that India is now the new global ...