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Working on Solutions to India’s Maternal Care Crisis

Yesterday Forbes published a great article about challenges and solutions to India’s maternal health care crisis, which draws heavily from our insights over last three years. Dr. Pavitra Mohan, CEO at Amrit Clinics, an initiative started between Aajeevika Bureau (AB) and Basic HealthCare Services (BHS) to provide primary healthcare to tribal, migrant communities in rural Rajasthan, talks at length about why women … Continue reading Working on Solutions to India’s Maternal Care Crisis

Why is primary health care the best approach for future of health care in India?

Many people in India, especially the poor, face the problem of seeking effective health care at a cost they can afford, and at a distance they can travel, and with a dignity that they deserve. They make compromises depending on the situation: either with cost, or quality, or dignity. In many cases, families shop for … Continue reading Why is primary health care the best approach for future of health care in India?

Children, like flowers, bloom with care. Many languish without care.

Children at the creche

Kalia Phala is a remote hamlet in Manpur village, about 100 kilometers south of Udaipur city. Small landholdings and dependence on rains force many young men to migrate to Ahmedabad and other cities in Gujarat for their livelihoods. Since most are poorly educated, they engage in manual, unskilled work. They migrate alone, leaving their wives, … Continue reading Children, like flowers, bloom with care. Many languish without care.