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Falling off the health-care radar
Vani S. Kulkarni is a Lecturer in Sociology, University of Pennsylvania, U.S.; Raghav Gaiha is (Hon.) Professorial Research Fellow, Global Development Institute, University of Manchester, U.K.By Vani S. Kulkarni and Raghav GaihaPHILADELPHIA and NEW DELHI, Sep 28 2017 (IPS)Care for the elderly needs to be better targeted by the health system and social networks. The National Health Policy (NHP), 2017 is unable to see the wood for the trees. Life and death questions are dealt with perfunctorily or simply overlooked. For example, it overlooks the rapid rise in the share of the old (60 years or more), and associated morbiditie...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - September 28, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: S Kulkami Tags: Aid Asia-Pacific Headlines Health Human Rights TerraViva United Nations Source Type: news

Care for the elderly needs to be better targeted by the health system and social networks
Vani S. Kulkarni is a Lecturer in Sociology, University of Pennsylvania, U.S.; Raghav Gaiha is (Hon.) Professorial Research Fellow, Global Development Institute, University of Manchester, U.K.By Vani S. Kulkarni and Raghav GaihaPHILADELPHIA and NEW DELHI, Sep 28 2017 (IPS)The National Health Policy (NHP), 2017 is unable to see the wood for the trees. Life and death questions are dealt with perfunctorily or simply overlooked. For example, it overlooks the rapid rise in the share of the old (60 years or more), and associated morbidities, especially sharply rising non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and disabilities. With rising...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - September 28, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: S Kulkami Tags: Aid Asia-Pacific Headlines Health Human Rights Source Type: news

Living standard is related to microregional differences in stroke characteristics in Central Europe: the Budapest Districts 8–12 Project
Conclusion In national stroke programs of former Eastern Block countries, primary prevention should focus especially on male populations of less wealthy regions.
Source: International Journal of Public Health - April 7, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research