The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has set up an expert group to work out a strategy to ensure eradication of wild poliovirus and minimize the risk of emergence and circulation of Vaccine-Derived Polio Virus (VDPV) in the country. The government is also working in coordination with the Global Polio Eradication Initiative on polio […]
In the future you might receive your medical prescription via SMS. Yes that’s what is being proposed by the Madhya Pradesh (MP) government. To make up for the shortage of physicians and specialists the MP government will be now launching a new system by which patients will receive medical advice from doctors via phone and will receive […]
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) which is among the largest municipal bodies in the world providing civic services to more than estimated population of 11 million citizens in the capital and covering an area of around 1,397.3 km² (539.5 mi²). After the trifurcation of MCD, East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) was established on 1st May […]
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) commissioned a heath facility survey across the country. EHI International conducted the facility survey in the State of Uttar Pradesh. The main objective of the survey was evaluate the infrastructure and functioning of Sub Health Centers (SHC), Primary Health Centers (PHC), Community Health Centres (CHC), Sub Divisional Hospital […]
The burden of MTB/TB and HIV/AIDS pose unprecedented challenges on the public health system in India. Globally, India has the highest burden of TB and the number of HIV-infected people estimated in India is second highest after South Africa. In addition to morbidity and mortality, the two diseases cause substantial economic and social burden […]
EHI conducted a rapid assessment of five cities for Population Foundation of India (PFI). The cities where the assessment was conducted are Bhubaneswar, Pune, Jaipur, Agra and Delhi. As a part of overall program evaluation, the study documented the baseline situation on knowledge, attitude, behavior and practice (KABP) of the target population in terms of Maternal […]
In partnership with ICMR, EHI International conducted CAB tests of residents of over 600 slum households in Sanjay Gandhi Slums, Chankaya Puri Delhi. The study was conducted for Population Foundation of India. The tests mainly covered men, women and children up to six months of age. The target group was tested for their hemoglobin levels […]
EHI International has been conducting the world’s largest survey “Annual Health Survey “since 2010 for Ministry of Health and Family Welfare being coordinated by Office of Registrar General of India (ORGI). The third round of data collection in the three states namely Madhya Pradesh, Uttrakhand and Uttar Pradesh covering around 7,80,000 households has been successfully […]
