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Improving access and efficiency in public health services [electronic resource] : mid-term evaluation of India's national rural health mission / Nirupam Bajpai, Jeffrey D. Sachs, Ravindra H. Dholakia
Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction -- 2.Health Sector in Rural India -- 3.Progress of NRHM So Far -- 4.Health Indicators: Regression Results -- 5.Evaluation of NRHM: Sample Survey of CHCs and PHCs -- 6.Evaluation of NRHM: Sample Survey of ANMs, ASHAs, and People's Participation -- 7.From the Field: Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan -- 8.Reducing Under-5 Mortality -- 9.Non-communicable Diseases -- 10.Concluding Remarks and Recommendations.
Summary
This book presents a systematic mid-term evaluation of the processes of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), India's biggest rural health programme. Data from District Level Health Surveys (DLHS), National Family Health Surveys (NFHS) and Sample Registration System (SRS) as well as primary data collected from field surveys and interviews with health functionaries have been utilized for undertaking empirical analysis in the study.