During the last few years there have been critical appraisals of the Polio eradication initiative by several public health experts in the country. Keeping this in mind there is a need to take a critical look at the entire Polio eradication initiative, for which a number of analytical studies are available, of which a few are given here ...
Jan Swasthya Abhiyan has been involved in a number of critiques of government policies both at the state and at the national level. It has also been involved in dialoguing with different political parties in an effort to encourage them to focus on the real concerns of the Indian people especially political initiatives in health care - most important of which is making health a fundamental right and increasing the budgetary allocation for public health
On 26 December 2004, an earthquake off the Sumatra coast in Indonesia unleashed tsunami waves that caused one of the biggest human tragedies in recent history in Southern Asia and in few parts of Africa. PHM members in the affected countries supported by local efforts and international solidarity have been actively involved in responding to the disaster.
The emergence of policies of globalisation, privatisation, liberalisation and the new product patent regime pose a threat to national self reliance as well as availability and affordability of essential medicines. The worsening situation on the drug price front has a disastrous impact on the poor. There is a need to formulate a National Pharmaceutical Policy that addresses the critical issue of universal access to essential medicines and of national self-reliance.
TRIPS and the Indian Patent Amendment Act
On December 26th 2004 the Indian government promulgated the controversial Patent Amendment Ordinance. This was the last in a series of three amendments which aimed to fulfill India's obligations to the WTO Agreement on Trade Related Intellectual Rights (TRIPS).
The recently launched National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) aims to fulfill the United Progressive Government's commitment to meet people's aspirations for better health and access to health care. Its ambitious goals include the training of 250 000 women volunteers designated as Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) over the next three years across 18 states with weak rural health infrastructure.
During the last few years there have been critical appraisals of the Polio eradication initiative by several public health experts in the country. Keeping this in mind there is a need to take a critical look at the entire Polio eradication initiative, for which a number of analytical studies are available, of which a few are given here ...
On 26 December 2004, an earthquake off the Sumatra coast in Indonesia unleashed tsunami waves that caused one of the biggest human tragedies in recent history in Southern Asia and in few parts of Africa. PHM members in the affected countries supported by local efforts and international solidarity have been actively involved in responding to the disaster.
The emergence of policies of globalisation, privatisation, liberalisation and the new product patent regime pose a threat to national self reliance as well as availability and affordability of essential medicines. The worsening situation on the drug price front has a disastrous impact on the poor. There is a need to formulate a National Pharmaceutical Policy that addresses the critical issue of universal access to essential medicines and of national self-reliance.
On December 26th 2004 the Indian government promulgated the controversial Patent Amendment Ordinance. This was the last in a series of three amendments which aimed to fulfill India's obligations to the WTO Agreement on Trade Related Intellectual Rights (TRIPS).
The recently launched National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) aims to fulfill the United Progressive Government's commitment to meet people's aspirations for better health and access to health care. Its ambitious goals include the training of 250 000 women volunteers designated as Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) over the next three years across 18 states with weak rural health infrastructure.