Equity and access : Health care studies in India / edited by Purendra Prasad and Amar Jesani. - First edition. - xiv, 418 pages ; 23 cm. - Oxford India studies in contemporary society .

Papers presented at the workshop held during March 6-7, 2015.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of contents
List of Tables and Figures
Introduction : Health Inequities in India : The Larger Dimensions
N Purendra Prasad

Section I: State, Market, and Health Care

1. State, Community, and Primary Health Care: Disempowering Discourses?
Ritu Priya
2. Health Care Reforms: Do they Ensure Social Protection for the Working Poor
N Purendra Prasad
3. Medical Industrial Complex: Trends in Corporatisation of Health Services
Rama V Baru.
4. Social Roots of Medical Education
Neha Madhiwalla
5. Medical Education and Basic Health Care: Forging Connections
Anand Zacharaiah

Section II: Pharmaceuticals and Experimentation

6. Globalization, Intellectual Property Rights, and Pharmaceuticals
Amit Sengupta.
7. Access to Pharmaceuticals: Role of State, Industry, and Market
S Srinivasan and Malini Aisola
8. Structure, Organization, and Knowledge Production of Clinical Trial Industry
Roger Jeffery, Gerard Porter, Salla Sariola, Amar Jesani, and Deapica Ravindran
9. Body as `Resource' in Surrogacy and Bio-medical Research: New Frontiers and Dilemmas
Sarojini Nadimpally and Vrinda Marwah.

Section III: Equity Issues in Health Care - Gender, Caste, Disability and Violence

10. Health, Disability, and Equity: Conversation Among Bodies, Discourses, and Law
Renu Addlakha.
11. Caste, Class, and Gender on the Margins of the State: An Ethnographic Study Among Community Health Workers
Madhumita Biswal
12. Legitimising Violence: A Narrative of Sexual Health
Asima Jena
13. Addressing Violence Against Women as a Health Care Issue: Perceptions and Approaches
Sangeeta Rege and Padma Deosthali.

Section IV: Right to Health and Universal Health Strategies

14. Universal Health Coverage: How Viable?
K Srinath Reddy and Manu Raj Mathur
15. Kerala's Early Experience: Moving towards Universal Health Coverage
Sunil Nandraj and Devaki Nambiar
16. A Financing Strategy for Universal Access to Health Care: Maharashtra Model
Ravi Duggal.
17. The Right to Health: A Contested Journey
Kajal Bharadwaj, Veena Johari and Vivek Divan

Index



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Medical care--India--Congresses.
Health services accessibility--India--Congresses.
Medical policy--India--Congresses.
Right to health--India--Congresses.

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362.10954 PRA