Mother and child care services 'insufficient to save lives' - HSRC report

Mother and child care services 'insufficient to save lives' - HSRC report.

For debate--Does health care save lives?

The contribution of health care to the health of a population has long been controversial. In the 1970s, McKeown and Illich argued that health care had made little contribution to population health and may actually be damaging it. There is, however, a growing body of evidence that health care now has a demonstrable effect on health at a population level, albeit subject to certain methodological...

Shifting to the chronic care model may save lives.

A continuum of care to save newborn lives.

The global community recently declared a commitment to " create an environment—at the national and global levels alike—which is conducive to development and to the elimination of poverty ". 1 This declaration led to an agreement on eight goals in key areas of global concern: the Millennium Development Goals. Central among those goals are two that aim to reduce maternal and child mortality, goal...

Driving dangerously to save lives.

Correspondence: Samrat Sinha, MA, PhD Centre for Study of Political Violence Jindal School of International Affairs Sonipat Narela Road Sonipat, Haryana 131001 NCR of Delhi, India E-mail: [email protected] The article ‘‘In the Line of Duty: A Study of Ambulance Drivers During the 2010 Conflict in Kashmir’’ provides critical insights into the nature of risks faced by local health care workers...