A critique of Draft National Health Research Policy 2011
Health systems research and the Gadchiroli debate: a plea for universal and equitable ethics
Good governance in health care: the Karnataka experience
Health Financing: Protecting the Poor
On a busy OPD day, a surprise visit by the supervisor was least expected. Pushing away all the regular responsibilities of the day, the Primary Health Centre Medical Officer [PHC MO], for the next few hours had to devote all his time and attention answering queries of the supervisor. (more…)
Another day of immense learning and many unanswered questions in mind!!! (more…)
This is the story of Munithayamma, a 35-year-old woman from Devanahalli village near Bangalore. She has no to formal education and her family is below poverty line. (more…)
Yesterday I set off to train Health workers at KG Halli – a clean and bright training centre in the midst of a large slum. The health workers were enthusiastic and raring to go. I started off – slowly, testing their knowledge and understanding. They seemed keen to learn – a mix of Tamil and Kannada, with Urdu thrown in for good measure. (more…)
Every year the residents of Adugodi celebrate the festival of Piliagamma in the month of February. The menu of the day in all the homes is strictly non vegetarian.Since 3 years of being married into this part of the city, I have been an active part of the event without knowing the history behind the day. This year the curious cat in me awoke and questioned the very history of the day and the deity.
The tale goes thus (more…)
