Health care and financing health care expenditure in an under developed state like odisha is a big challenge. The status of health care in the state of Odisha is not well in comparison to other states in India despite of the reform process started early in the mid 1990’s. It is required to fulfill the financing needs of health care expenditure of households. There are several initiatives taken ...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES In Odisha State, the control of malaria vectors has become dependent on synthetic pyrethroids, which are used for treatment of all approved long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs). The vast use of just one class of insecticide has led to the problem of resistance to insecticides in malaria vectors. One of the major malaria vectors in Odisha State is Anopheles culicifacies...

The aim of this study is to assess the organizational commitment among shift workers in ferroalloy industries of Odisha, India. Odisha is an under-developed state of India having full of natural resources. Many industries, particularly based on ferroalloys, have been set up in Odisha. Organisational commitment has been always a major issue in all types of organizations. To establish possible re...

Odisha state is highly endemic for malaria and among several Anopheline species found in the state, Anopheles subpictus is known to be one of the most prevalent species. An. subpictus complex consists of four sibling species i,e A,B,C and D. However, no work has been conducted on prevalence of sibling species of An. subpictus in Odisha. Hence attempt was made to study the prevalence of sibling ...

Improvements in health result in improvements in national income, poverty could decline on account of both the standard ‘trickle-down’ effects and an increased financial capacity of nations to set up safety nets. Poverty can have an adverse impact on health because of malnutrition and also due to poor sanitation; unsafe drinking water supply etc. Odisha is an eastern state of India. Health infr...

Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha O’ Ansuandhan University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India Department of Oral Pathology & Microbiology, Kalka Dental College, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India Department of Oral Pathology & Microbiology, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha O’ Ansuandhan University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, PMS College of Dental Science & Res...

Mahesh Chandra Sahu, Rabindra Nath Padhy* Department of Microbiology, Institute of Medical Sciences & Sum Hospital Medical College, Siksha O Anusandhan University, Kalinga Nagar, Bhubaneswar 751003, Odisha, India Central Research Laboratory, Institute of Medical Sciences & Sum Hospital Medical College, Siksha O Anusandhan University, Kalinga Nagar, Bhubaneswar 751003, Odisha, India Asian Pac J ...

1Sanat Kumar Bhuyan, 2RN Mody, 3Ruchi Bhuyan 1Professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Institute of Dental Science, Sum Hospital, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India 2Professor and Head, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Hitkarani Dental College, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India 3Professor and Head, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Institute of Dental Science, Sum Hosp...

This article provides evidence on the role of consumer food subsidies in improving nutritional intake and diet quality by evaluating the expansion of the government food assistance program coverage in the hunger prone state of Odisha in India. In 8 districts of Odisha, popularly known as the Kalahandi-Balangir-Koraput (KBK) region which is notable for extreme poverty and starvation deaths, the ...

The burden of cancer is growing globally and is one of the top leading causes of death. Information on cancer patterns are essential for effective planning of cancer control interventions. There is limited published information available on pattern of cancer for the state of Odisha, India. The present study was an attempt to explore the pattern and trend of cancer in Odisha. To fulfill the obje...