Health

Reproductive Health and impact of Budgets on Health Outcomes has been one of the dominant areas of CBPS research work. Public Expenditure Analysis has also been conducted to understand how various income groups access public health care facilities. Various publicly-funded insurance schemes have also been reviewed and suggestions made for integration of Government of India and state government insurance schemes. Two rounds of evaluation for enrolment under the Rashtriya Swastha Bima Yojana (RSBY) have been conducted in Karnataka. Public Expenditure Analysis in Karnataka for the period 2001- 02 to 2012-13 was undertaken, with a focus on health of children in different age-groups (0-5 years, 6- 14 years and 15-18 years). Some of the recent studies include public budget tracking for Tuberculosis and Congenital Heart Disease, Utilisation Pattern Analysis for Vajpayee Aarogyashri and Yeshaswini Insurance Schemes. Analysis of Health Budgets of three states namely Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Bihar, with a focus on Maternal and Child Health in National Health Mission, is also being conducted by CBPS.

Projects

  • 01 Mar
    2021
    Do the North East States Require a dedicated Public Health Cadre? On Going
    Duration: March 2021 - June 2021 Status: On-Going Funder/ Partner: Thakur Family Foundation The idea of establishing a public health cadre in India has long been the intent of policy planners in the country. The task force on universal health coverage in 2011, recommended the formation of two new cadres, namely, the health systems management and public health cadre (Planning Commission...
  • 16 Dec
    2020
    A Review of Master’s in Public Health Education in India On Going
    Duration: December 2020 to November 2021 Status: On-Going Funder/ Partner: Thakur Family Foundation A study of current public health programmes in India showed that 44 universities in the country offer a Master’s in Public Health Course (Tiwari et al., 2018). These include medical as well as non-medical universities. However, there is no central regulatory body governing public health ...
  • 01 Dec
    2020
    Analysis of macro-economic impact of COVID-19 and Development of responsive financing Model for the state of Chhattisgarh Completed
    Duration: October 2020 - September 2021 Status: Completed Funder/ Partner: UNICEF Chhattisgarh Office In addition to being a global public health crisis, COVID-19 has also severely affected the global economy at all levels, from national to sub-national. Significant reductions in income, rise in unemployment and disruptions in transportation, service and manufacturing industries are the ...
  • 16 Jul
    2018
    Public Finance for Children (PF4C) across 16 Indian States Completed
    Duration: July 2018 to December 2019 Status: Completed Funder/Partner: UNICEF, New Delhi The National Policy for Children brought out in 2013 highlighted the state commitment for securing the rights of the child keeping in view the needs of the children at different stages in a life cycle approach. India is a signatory of the UN Convention on the Rights of Child and committed to the Sust...
  • 16 Jul
    2018
    Public Expenditure on Health in Rajasthan – A critical analysis of size, sources, priorities, flow, processes and management Completed
    Duration: July 2018 to September 2020 Status: Completed Funder/Partner: UNICEF, New Delhi Public expenditure on health in India, despite being low in comparison to most countries, is substantial in its size. An analysis of public expenditure patterns becomes important to aid to the understanding of its directions as well as to gauge the efficiency of the expenditure. This study will unde...
  • 16 Jul
    2018
    Public Expenditure on Health in Maharashtra – A critical analysis of size, sources, priorities, flow, processes and management Completed
    Duration: July 2018 to September 2020 Status: Completed Funder/Partner: UNICEF, New Delhi Public expenditure on health in India, despite being low in comparison to most countries, is substantial in its size. An analysis of public expenditure patterns becomes important to aid to the understanding of its directions as well as to gauge the efficiency of the expenditure. This study will und...
  • 16 Jul
    2018
    Costing of all child-centered investments by DWCD to achieve relevant targets of vision 2025 by Department of Women and Child Development, Government of Telangana Completed
    Duration: July 2018 to September 2020 Status: Completed Funder/Partner: UNICEF, New Delhi The Government of Telangana is in the process of developing Vision 2025. The vision document will be a larger document aligned to SDGs. WCD Telangana is working on Goals 2 & 5. Hence, these are likely to be mostly though not necessarily linked to Nutrition & Child Protection. The proposed c...
  • 16 Jul
    2018
    Public Finance for Nutrition to Reach the Targets of Vision 2025 in Karnataka Completed
    Duration: July 2018 to September 2020 Status: Completed Funder/Partner: UNICEF, New Delhi The Nava Karnataka Vision 2025 released in March 2018 speaks of improving the access to medical services, safe drinking water and improved sanitary conditions. The vision document also points out the behavioural development communication for improved behaviours among the stakeholders towards their ...
  • 16 Jul
    2018
    Outcome Assessment of Mathrupoorna, Srusti Scheme (Egg supply Scheme) and Ksheera Bhagya Schemes in Karnataka Completed
    Duration: July 2018 to March 2019 Funder/Partner: UNICEF, New Delhi Karnataka state has recently launched the Mathrupoorna scheme, during 2017 to provide one hot cooked meal to pregnant women and lactating mothers instead of the Take Home Rations that were provided to them. The food is being provided at the Anganwadi Centres in the entire state. About 12 lakh beneficiaries (both pregnant wom...
  • 10 Jan
    2017
    Ethnographic Study of Hot Cooked Meal Pilot for Pregnant and Lactating mothers Completed
    Duration: Jan 2017 - Jun 2017 Status: Completed Funder/ Partner: UNICEF Hyderabad Office An ethnographic study of the new Hot Cooked Meals (HCM) pilot programme for Pregnant and Lactating women (P&L) that is to be launched by WCD will be undertaken in two districts, as per the request of WCD. The study will use methods of observations, interviews and case studies at selected angan...

Areas of Work