Cancer Care in India: The mental and financial burdens
Cancer has both social and economic implications in India. The stigma associated with cancer is known to leave a psychosocial impact that alters the health seeking behavior of the patient. The prolonged treatment often impoverishes the household. The mortality rate due to …
The Evolution of Health Insurance in India
Allopathic medicine in India dates back to the 1600s when medical officers arrived in India with the British East India Company ship surgeons. After the reigns of the Indian Subcontinent or Erstwhile India were taken over by the Company in 1757, the …
Changing Attitudes Toward Health and Healthcare in India: A Comparison of Three Rounds of the National Sample Survey
In this second blog post of the series on the National Sample Survey, we discuss some of the changes in how Indians have used health services over the last thirty years. …
The National Sample Survey: A Preliminary Look at Health Practices in India
In this first blog post of the series, we discuss the summary findings for the states where ACCESS Health has experience working on health seeking behavior, for both primary care and hospital care. …
Maya’s Fight Against Untouchability
Dwari is a small village in Madhya Pradesh, India. The village is plagued by a social epidemic called untouchability. …
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