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Recent Developments, <br /> Key Innovations, and <br /> Insightful Reports

Recent Developments,
Key Innovations, and
Insightful Reports

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India: Most poor willing to pay INR 300,000 for houses

Most buyers from the economically weaker section (EWS) are willing to pay INR 300,000 initially and prefer a two-room-kitchen accommodation, a survey on affordable housing shows. They are even willing to pay extra for exclusive toilet and extra electricity points, the survey findings reveal. This survey was conducted on 12,000 […]

July 24, 2012

Primary Care through Public-Private Partnership

This publication, available on purchase, is an overarching summary of the healthcare scenario in India – be it innovative technologies, involvement in technology, health informatics and more. Read more here.

July 24, 2012

UN reports progress against HIV in poor countries

Some 34.2 million people worldwide were living with the AIDS virus at the end last year, a slight rise from the previous year as better treatment helps patients live longer. According to a report by the UN, most of them live in low- and middle-income countries, where a record 8 […]

July 24, 2012

The 72-hour window and ‘Saving Lives at Birth’

According to the Dr Peter Singer, in the 72-hour period around childbirth 150000 women die each year, he said, most of them from preventable causes. And in that small window, 1.6 million newborn children die. Now, a new initiative called Saving Lives at Birth, by USAID, the Gates Foundation, Government […]

July 24, 2012

India: Case study on mobile medical units

This post by Access Health International uses the MMUs (mobile medical units), widely touted by the governments and its associated PPPs as a vehicle to delivery of healthcare, to assess initiatives for the BoP in two Indian states – Bihar and Madhya Pradesh. It examines models, identifies weaknesses and then […]

July 24, 2012

US: How to make the adoption of Healthcare Act easier

The highly controversial move by the Supreme Court to legalize the Affordable Care Act may leave many underserved at the base of the pyramid in a dilemma as to how to adapt to the new enforcements. This post suggests learning from the developing countries’ insurance agents the way to ensure […]

July 24, 2012

Meeting the Challenges of Healthcare Needs in India: Paths to Innovation

This report by the ISB (Indian School of Business) gives an overview of the healthcare scenario in India, the innovations that exist sparsely, the need for scaling them, healthcare finance and an interview with Dr Devi Shetty. Read more here.

July 24, 2012

India: Central Bank releases first draft on national strategy on financial literacy

Financial literacy will no longer be a mere moral obligation for state-run banks in India, with a new government proposal which will make it the responsibility of industry stakeholders. This draft being released by the Central Bank, Reserve Bank of India, is called National Strategy for Financial Education, also suggests ways in […]

July 24, 2012

India: Janalakshmi Finance raises equity, gives basic financial lessons

Janalakshmi Financial Services Private Limited an India based NBFC-MFI has recently closed its Series C equity raise of ` 1.45 billion. Read more here. It is also introducing a new facility for its existing customers called JanaOne wherein financial counselling on saving and pension plans will be imparted. Read more here.