Understanding Health Approaches and Issues

Society today is confronted with health risk caused by frequently increasing human activities. Health is not only an end of development but also a means to it. It is widely felt that there is a need for incorporating the emerging issues in health both nationally and globally into policy frame with regard to development. A right blend of both national and international experiences and theoretical formulations will expectantly facilitate better access to this issue for development.Contents1.Theory of Demographic Transition in Indian Backdrop A Disaggregated Analysis2.Who Pays, Who Cares The Shifting Trajectory of Health Care Financing and Implications in India3.Indias Growth and Challenges in Global Pharmaceutical Industry4.Emerging Issues in the Urban Health Care with Special Reference to Kerala5.Evaluation of AIDS Intervention Projects in Maharashtra, India Key Facilitating Factors and Barriers in the Control of HIV/AIDS6.Variations in Dietary Pattern and Nutritional Status A Case Study by Levels of Poverty in Kerala7.Gender, Water and Health Linkages 8.RuralUrban Disparity in Accessing the Healthcare Services in Assam, An Underdeveloped State in India9.Status of Women and Fertility Decisions A Study in RuralUrban Context in Jammu District10.Level, Trend and Causes of Infant Mortality in Rajasthan Comparison with Kerala11.Socio Economic Correlates of High Marital Fertility Among Low Contraceptive Communities of Southern Ethiopia12.Age Associated with Expectation of Life (ex) for Female of Bangladesh An Application of Polynomial Model13.Determinant(s) of Demand for Traditional Method of Health Care Services in Osun State Nigeria14.Perceptions and Hiv/Aids Effect on Population The Botswana Case Study15.Womens Health Care Burdens and illBeing in SubSaharan Africa Evidence from A CrossCountry Analysis