Search Results - "Gopalan, Saji S"

Effect of pay for performance to improve quality of maternal and child care in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review by Das, Ashis, Gopalan, Saji S, Chandramohan, Daniel

“…Pay for Performance (P4P) mechanisms to health facilities and providers are currently being tested in several low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) to…”
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Addressing maternal healthcare through demand side financial incentives: experience of Janani Suraksha Yojana program in India by Gopalan, Saji S, Durairaj, Varatharajan

“…Demand side financing (DSF) is a widely employed strategy to enhance utilization of healthcare. The impact of DSF on health care seeking in general and that of…”
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Addressing women's non-maternal healthcare financing in developing countries: what can we learn from the experiences of rural Indian women? by Gopalan, Saji S, Durairaj, Varatharajan

“…This paper focuses on the inadequate attention on women's non-maternal healthcare in low- and middle-income countries. The study assessed the purchase of and…”
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Associations Between Acute Conflict and Maternal Care Usage in Egypt: An Uncontrolled Before-and-After Study Using Demographic and Health Survey Data by Gopalan, Saji S, Silverwood, Richard J, Salman, Omar, Howard, Natasha

“…United Nations' (UN) data indicate that conflict-affected low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) contribute considerably to global maternal deaths. Maternal…”
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Challenges and opportunities for policy decisions to address health equity in developing health systems: case study of the policy processes in the Indian state of Orissa by Gopalan, Saji S, Mohanty, Satyanarayan, Das, Ashis

“…Achieving health equity is a pertinent need of the developing health systems. Though policy process is crucial for planning and attaining health equity, the…”
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What Makes Health Demand-Side Financing Schemes Work in Low-And Middle-Income Countries? A Realist Review by Gopalan, Saji S., Das, Ashis, Mutasa, Ronald

“…This realist review explored causal pathways of the possible consumer effects of health sector demand-side financial (DSF) incentives, their contextual factors…”
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Maternal and neonatal service usage and determinants in fragile and conflict-affected situations: a systematic review of Asia and the Middle-East by Gopalan, Saji S, Das, Ashis, Howard, Natasha

“…Fragile and conflict-affected situations (FCS) in Asia and the Middle-East contribute significantly to global maternal and neonatal deaths. This systematic…”
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Health sector demand-side financial incentives in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review on demand- and supply-side effects by Gopalan, Saji S., Mutasa, Ronald, Friedman, Jed, Das, Ashis

“…Demand-side financial incentive (DSF) is an emerging strategy to improve health seeking behavior and health status in many low- and middle-income countries…”
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Alcohol, Drugs, and Road Traffic Crashes in India: A Systematic Review by Das, Ashis, Gjerde, Hallvard, Gopalan, Saji S., Normann, Per T.

“…Objective: India reported the highest number of road traffic crashes, related injuries, and deaths among all countries in the world, with 105,725 road traffic…”
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Leveraging Community-Based Financing for Women’s Nonmaternal Health Care: Experiences of Rural Indian Women by Gopalan, Saji S., Durairaj, Varatharajan

“…Given the increasing need for mainstreaming household financing for women’s nonmaternal health care and evidences on community-based financing’s contribution…”
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