A Book By-Dr Shyam Ashtekar (MD-Community Medicine)
CHIKITSACHIKITSA
REVAMPING
THE HEALTH SECTOR OF MAHARASHTRA
AN ENGLISH SUMMARY OF MY MARATHI BOOK
Granthali Publication-Mumbai, May 2015
Outline of this PowerPoint document
A. Introduction
B. Maharashtra Situation & Challenges
C. System Context &
AbbreviationsAYUSH Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy
BEmOC Basic Emergency Obstetric Care
CET Common Interest Test
CME Continuous Medical Education
CSR Corporate Social Responsibility
EmOC Emergency Obstetric Care
ESIC Employees State Insurance Corporation
ESIS Employees State Insurance Scheme
FDA Food and Drug Administration
HR Human Resources
MCI Medical Council of India
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C. System Context & argument for change
D. Suggested10-point plan
E. Summary & Comments
F. Contact, author info.
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MCI Medical Council of India
MMC Maharashtra Medical Council
NHS National Health Scheme
OOPE Out of Pocket Expenditure
OPD Out Patient Department
PCP Public Charitable Partnership
PCPNDT Pre-Conception and Prenatal Diagnostic Techniques (Act)
PG Post Graduate
PHC Primary Health Center
PPT Public Private Partnership
PSU Public Sector Unit
RGJY Rajiv Gandhi Jeevandai Yojana
RSBY Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana
SHI Social Health Insurance
SPV Special Purpose Vehicle
UHC Universal Health Care
Cover page
Blurb
(A) Introduction3
Blurb
What this book offers
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The Cover Page-A Rubicube
The rubicube says it all-
we have to manage the health sector with given resources and opportunities,
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and opportunities, recombining various factors and bringing on new equations and partnerships
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On the Blurb
The complexity of health medical sector , with its technology, costs and insurance sector implies that free care for all is an impossible proposition that no government can start or manage, like crossing a chasm in half a step..
We should rather develop participatory health care schemes (Social Health Insurance)
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care schemes (Social Health Insurance) towards affordable care of good quality, while improving free care for BPL.
This book gives a graphic plan of how the new state Government can to go about incremental health sector reforms for Maharashtra in the given situation
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What This Book Offers
� A situational analysis of the health sector of Maharashtra in 2015- the mix of private public health care sectors, status of each sector, the medical education, ESIS, insurance, Governance,
� Plan for affordable health care for all through participatory schemes (free care for poor retained and improved) rather than the
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insurance, Governance, administration
� A global perspective of health systems within welfare and socialist states, liberal economies, developed vs poor nations, the problems of state run or US like models
improved) rather than the unattainable goal of free care for all through taxes.
� A graphic approach on how to develop health sector of Maharashtra , from 2015 to 5 and 10 years later.
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Maharashtra-General
Health-Achievements-
(B) Maharashtra-Situation & Challenges7
Health-Achievements-
Health-Challenges
Situation- Health Mumbai
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Maharashtra- General
� Maharashtra is a progressive and somewhat industrialized, urbanized (50%) state in India.
� The state spends Rs 10000 crores per anum on all health sector, and people spend (OOPE) about 3 times this.
Central and state Tax funds for health have remained
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� Central and state Tax funds for health have remained scarce for six decades in India, and states are unable to meet the gap. The state has a debt of 3 lakh crores and 17% revenue shortfall.
� Wide inequality from metros to tribals
� Nearly 50% urbanized
Maharashtra Health 2015-Achievements
� Well spread network of health care, ambulances
� Supply of doctors/hospital beds-(1doc:600 people),
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� More Medical & AYUSH colleges than any state
� Favorable decline in home births, mortality (CDR, CBR, IMR, MMR), Child malnutrition (except some 20 blocks)
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Maharashtra Health 2015-Challenges
� High costs of care.
� Overindulgence, unfair practices?
� Tertiary care in corporate sector.
� Decline/stagnation of quality of med-education and care
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� Deterioration of public institutions
� Decline of ESIS
� Oversupply & urban clustering of consultants.
� Shortfall of nurses and paramedics
� Rising load of non-communicable diseases, ageing and costs of care
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Situation -Mumbai (Based on Praja Foundation Report)
� Stable level/decline, of malaria, TB, diabetes, high BP
� About 11-44% medical/other posts vacant in public health institutions, HR discontent!
� Only major public hospitals
� About 7-8% of family income spent on health, across income groups
� Medical insurance cover 12% (poor families) to
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� Only major public hospitals for tertiary care, second rung hospitals only deals with general and mother-child
� Huge presence of Pvt care in all three levels
12% (poor families) to 32% (rich families)-average 20% families
� Satisfaction score for Pvt care is 84%, and 68% for Public health facilities
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�Guiding principles
�Reality check-welfare state-global map
( C) Systems Context & Argument for Change
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�Reality check-welfare state-global map
�Health spend of OECD and India
�Overview of health systems-NHS, SHI, US, India
�Limitations of private insurance model
�Argument for Change
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Guiding Principles for Health Care
1. Emphasis on primary and preventive care more than hospitals
2. Scientific (evidence based) and rational.
3. Ethically sound (see MCI code)
4. Humane, sympathetic
5. Affordable-for Govt and Citizens
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Affordable-for Govt and Citizens
6. Protection for poor/needy families (good quality free care)
7. Preserve and restore AYUSH in health care.
8. Health is Right with Responsibility and participation (legal right to health care is problematic)
9. Use existing public facilities neatly before launching new big projects.
10. Review needs, costs, practices, outcomes, options etc
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Reality check of Welfare state (>20% of GDP) limited mainly WESTERN economies
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The Health spend in OECD countries (6-15%) and
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15%) and India (4%) with 3:1 Pvt-public share
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Overview of Health Systems (1)NHS (UK) 9% of GDP-
Yet Serious delays in care
SHI (Germany) 9% GDP-
No serious crisis
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Even in UK NHS-delay and costs (at 9% of GDP) are threatening-
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Overview of health systems (2)
USA ->17% of GDP on Health Care,
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Care,
More with Obamacare
Overview of health systems (3)
India’s Mixed care (4% of GDP)-30%
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GDP)-30% Public,
70% Pvt Care
SHI systems are more participatory, stable
and rooted in the society-From R Saltman
An insider’s perspective..The attraction of the SHI approach for both citizens and policy-makers appears, on initial viewing, to be based on 3 structuralcharacteristics.•SHI..seemingly private in both the funding and delivery ofhealth services.
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health services.•SHI systems ..self-regulating, managed by the participantsthemselves (e.g. sickness funds, physicians and, to a lesserdegree, patients).•SHI ..perceived as stable in organizational and esp. financialterms.This stability often appears to be the most highly prized of allthe outcomes associated with SHI systems.
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Limitations of Private Insurance Model
� No involvement of Govt
� Only 3-32% people are med-insurance covered in India (Mumbai average 20%)
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average 20%)
� 80% business with Indian PSUs
� Premiums rise annually
� 20% overheads
� Overbilling, conflicts
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The Argument for change
� WE can plan and manage to get good quality care in primary-secondary-tertiary structure harnessing the Public-Private spend, improving the functioning of public institutes, and reorienting institutional arrangements mainly
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reorienting institutional arrangements mainly with not for profit sector.
� And we need do all this within a public health framework of health sector management in a changing India.
� Need to make our public institutes efficient and responsive.
1. Governance
2. Human Resources
Health Expenditure and constraints/comments
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3. Health Expenditure and constraints/comments
4. A proposed SHI model
5. Primary care
6. Free and affordable hospitals
7. Drugs, AYUSH and technology
8. Preventive programs
9. Care of special groups
10. Small family and demography
11. Review of medical Acts/laws
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The Reform program- 10 sector radar
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Governance/admin
Affordable Hospitals
Participatory Health Schemes
Small family
Review medical acts
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2Schemes
Primary Care
HR
Drugs/techno/AYUSH
Prevention and Nutrition
Care for Special group
2015
2020
2025
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1. Governance and administration
� Integrate Medical education and Public Health depts (Also FDA)under one minister, Pr secretary
� Remove disadvantages of Public Health Dept HR vis a vis Med Ed & Research, establish mutual exchange of doctors/staff
Involve village panchayats to own and manage
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� Involve village panchayats to own and manage subcenters
� Convert subcenters into Ayurvedic Dispensaries
� Encourage Municipalities to start, own and manage financially sustainable hospitals/health centers
� (Need to merge National Health Mission into Health Dept)
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2. Human Resources
� Serious quality gaps in Medical education, CETs
� PG Entrance Exam playing havoc with graduate learning, skills, attitudes both in Govt/Pvt institutes
� Can we legally scrap CET & PG Entrance Exam, restore importance of board & grad exams?
� Review of syllabus
Better administration of
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learning, skills, attitudes both in Govt/Pvt institutes
� Overproduction of doctors & AYUSH grads but undersupply of nurses, paramedics
� Serious distortion of ratio basic doctor : Post Grad
� Better administration of colleges- and training
� Expand Nursing education
� Paramedic Council and institutions
� RESEARCH??
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2.Health Services Doctors get a rough deal
Compared to doctors in Medical Education dept, Health Services Doctors get a rough deal,
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� Stay rural, 40% less pay
� Stagnate-fewer promotions & opportunities
� 30% on annual contract-for years
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2. HR-General Issues
� Long pending demands of resident doctors and rural medical officers-with or without financial implications need to be attended.
� Vacant positions despite
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� Vacant positions despite oversupply of doctors
� A good HR management and leadership is necessary for improving compliance and quality of care in PHCs, hospitals and colleges
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3. Public Health Exp (crores) Maharashtra (2013-14)
Budget Est -Public Health Exp in Mah 2013-14 (cr Rs)
Secretarial services 105
Public Health dept 3395
National health Mission 101
Jeevandayi Yojna* 695
ESIS 220
Mah AIDS control scy 418
Secretarial services1%
Public Health dept34%
admin and others0%
BMC and other municipal bodies25%
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Mah AIDS control scy 418
FW 684
Med Ed and Research 1624
Ayurveda etc 223
FDA 66
admin and others 22
BMC and other municipal bodies 2500
Total 10053
National health Mission1%
Jeevandayi Yojna*7%
ESIS2%Mah AIDS
control scy4%
FW7%
Med Ed and Research16%
Ayurveda etc2%
FDA1%
0%
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Health Care Finance
� Maharashtra spends about 10000 cr on all public health care-of which is about 25% is from Municipal bodies
� About 30000 cr possibly comes from Private expenses (OOPE)
� Free Care for All is a daunting challenge due to constraints on state (& central) budgets (need 20-30000 cr more for this)
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state (& central) budgets (need 20-30000 cr more for this)
� ..Even then we cant guarantee delivery of good care.
� Tax based health care models have other problems that the UK NHS is facing for the last decade(s)—delays, queues, rising costs, inefficiency etc– All this at 9% of GDP)
� No Indian Govt can start and manage such a Free -UHC, and there can be no retreat if any Govt starts a Free-UHC
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Towards a Social Health Insurance model
� Affordable care is feasible, free care for all is NOT feasible
� It will be better to step up public health care with innovative participatory models, low cost hospitals run by Medical colleges, local bodies, non-profit
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colleges, local bodies, non-profit bodies, ESIS and CSR for rural hospitals etc- The supply side!
� Expand RSBY, ESIS and RGJY (Jeevendayi) by allowing entry of middle class families with attractive premiums and services- The demand side.
� Strengthen primary care, pre and post hospital care
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A Suggested financial Model Participatory Health Care
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4. Primary Care
� Train professional paramedics for urban and rural settings, home care etc
� Select health subcenters can be handed over to panchayats willing to run part-time Ayurvedic or
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panchayats willing to run part-time Ayurvedic or other dispensaries with 50-50 shared support and small user fees
� Evening OPDs in all public health facilities
� Primary care info sources in Marathi
� CME for General Practitioners
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Expand Primary Care- Using the health Subcenter
� Hand over select health subcenters to panchayats for part-time dispensaries with 50-50 shared support and small user fees
� We can appoint part-time Ayurvedic doctors to
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� We can appoint part-time Ayurvedic doctors to health subcenters
� We have 10000 subcenters, and a shared scheme will cost only 500 crores per anum to the state, rest borne by users/panchayats/CSR
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Primary Care-ArogyaBanks (AB) or Health Kiosks
� In places where we don’t have even health subcenters, we need some quick-fix solution
� Arogyabanks can serve this purpose http://bharatswasthya.net/download
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http://bharatswasthya.net/download
� Trained paramedics (ASHA+ to ANM) can take over Abs
� AB will have 20 medicines for 50 common illnesses and some basic tasks
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5. Free and affordable Hospitals
� Manage the Rural Hospital for BMOC, and for EMOC with mobile teams to give EMOC
� Encourage genuine PCP (Public CharitablePartnership) with start up assistance/CSR and RSBY+RJGY schemes
Public
PCPs
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RSBY+RJGY schemes
� Improve public hospitals with CSR, open paid/insurance wards for middle classes, incentives to in-service doctors/staff
� Develop/Improve Govt/Pvt medical college hospitals for tertiary care
� Open up RSBY & RJGY for middle class participation with affordable premiums.
Open and Expand RGJY for middle classes
Public Hospitals
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6. Drugs, Technology & AYUSH
� Set up an advisory committee to review drugs/technology choices, costs and issue guidelines
� Explore alternative technology options-old and new-for important health problems
� Promote Standard Treatment Guidelines, make these available online,
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� Promote Standard Treatment Guidelines, make these available online,
� Periodic audit/studies/monitoring use of drugs/technology in public and private sectors.
� Use telemedicine (and mobile phones) for improving patient care and education.
� Promote AYUSH esp. at subcenter level, AYUSH research
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7. Preventive Programs
� Open up preventive programs on obesity, diabetes, hypertension, accidents, tobacco use, alcohol addiction etc
� Effective programs on mosquito- borne diseases, greater citizen participation and responsibility.
� Awareness and action program for preventing malnutrition
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� Awareness and action program for preventing malnutrition from childhood to adolescents.
� Commission studies on growth in child-adolescent age groups using both secondary and primary data.
� Water pollution, esp. hardness/chemical pollutants are an important emerging problem.
� Open defecation rampart in many districts, while programs are not matching needs
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8. Care of Special groups
� People with old age, sex workers, risky occupational workers, vimukta jatis, nomadic tribes need special attention as regards health protection and enhanced services may be with specially trained paramedics
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paramedics
� Endangered tribes (like Kolam) need special care programs
� We need to understand malnutrition of various tribes, specific causes if any and interventions
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9. Small Family, Demography
� The family size in both urban and rural population (including general tribal population) has reduced in Maharashtra, below the replacement level
� However sex ratio at birth (894) declined, implying continued son-selection. Need to go beyond PNDT
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continued son-selection. Need to go beyond PNDT
� Family size is still large in some tribal societies (like Bhils and pavara) and minorities. This hurts the health of women and children. Meet the unmet need!
� Early age of marriage/child-bearing is a problem in Marathwada districts--needs attention.
� Also a general need of spacing of births.
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10 Review of Medical Acts
� Several medical acts are either ineffective or counterproductive.
� Need to review PCPNDT, Clinical Est Act, MMC (even MCI at central
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Act, MMC (even MCI at central level), consumer protection, legislation regarding cross practice. Some laws are hardly used-for instance act against violence against doctors.
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Summary & Comments
� Health sector improvement calls for joint efforts from State Govt, professional associations and users
� A somewhat deconstruct plan of reforms based on the 10-sector radar-diagram (though many sectors are variously interconnected).
Incremental effort on these lines can achieve free care
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� Incremental effort on these lines can achieve free care for poor and affordable health care for all with a participatory approach.
� Free care for all is not feasible technically, legally or financially. It may be a counterproductive, costly model which no Govt with current and foreseeable constraints can undertake or manage or even exit from.
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Comments from an economist (1)
� Govts (in India) are working under severe financial constraints, hence raising allocations see to be difficult. But..
� Under the revised guidelines of the RBI on the priority sector lending of banks, health care has been included for raising loans at about 9% interest.
� The total CSR obligation is placed at Rs.20, 000 crore worth
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� The total CSR obligation is placed at Rs.20, 000 crore worth of funds. For Maharashtra a notional 10% of this is 2000 crores (theoretically the spend can be anywhere in India) annually.
� The state needs to raise a SPV to harness these funds & credit facility, For instance, there can be an SPV for 400 rural hospitals, or all municipal hospitals or any social sector task.
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Comments from an economist (2)
� The Govt of Maharashtra can formulate a model design of the scheme with support of concerned experts to create an institutional framework to take advantage of both these provisions. Govt- corporate sector-banks-public [community] participation.
Govt. of Maharashtra must do a mapping or inventory
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� Govt. of Maharashtra must do a mapping or inventory of all the public hospitals/ dispensaries/ health care centers [govt. or municipal] and assess their land, real estates and other similar physical assets. Unutilized land or infrastructure capacity of such facilities can be leveraged under the four P model for expanding the health services.
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Contact details of author
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How to get this Marathi book
� Book-CHIKITSA Arogyasevanchi (By Dr Shyam Ashtekar)
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Author Information
� MBBS (1978), MD, Community Health (1985)
� Worked in rural health center, Municipal health dept, medical college, NGOs, Community Health networks, and as Founder Director of School of Health Sciences at YCM Open University
� Study of health systems of China, UK, Germany, USA in 1997-2000 with MacArthur Pop fellowship
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1997-2000 with MacArthur Pop fellowship
� Learning material / Marathi and English books for health workers, paramedics, National ASHA program
� Review of health systems, Nutrition programs, training programs etc
� Open info sites for primary care in Hindi bharatswasthya.net , Marathi arogyavidya.net
� Contact: 9422271544
� 21 Cherry hills society, Anandwalli Nashik 422013
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