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Introduction
I am an Assistant Professor of Social Work with over a decade years of social work experience. My focus is on social work and global health and I have extensive experience in health research and program evaluation in Bihar (India). I have worked in the public health for over a decade, with experience in community health and policy practice. I am currently focusing on improving access to healthcare for marginalized populations, and advocating for policy change.
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September 2014 - November 2015
June 2015 - present
Social Care Alba
Position
- Professional Advisor - Research
January 2012 - March 2012
MEDHA
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- Research Consultant
Education
June 2009 - May 2011
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Publications (15)
In the health systems literature, integration has been proposed as a management strategy to increase access to services, improve patients’ satisfaction, enhance quality of care, reduce costs, and increase organizational efficiency. Empirical literature shows that availability of qualified and motivated staffs, drugs supply, and adequate infrastruct...
As COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately and negatively impacted women, structural responses are needed to prevent and address work–life imbalance issues experienced by women every day. Gendered work and barriers in gaining employment have reduced women’s participation in paid work/employment. Most of those who are employed, experience unfair wo...
The purpose of this article was to identify the social connection patterns, social network, and the level of trust and reciprocity (opportunity to give help and contribute) of the Chinese refugees in Glasgow, Scotland. Participatory exercises, such as social mapping and card sorting tasks, were conducted with 15 participants. Interviews with two st...
The integration of health programms in low-resource settings is a common approach aimed at providing quality and cost-effective healthcare services. However, programme integration can unintentionally impact service provision and disrupt the overall organisation of service delivery. In this paper, I examine the integrated programme for non-communica...
This review aims to explore factors affecting implementation of integrated health programs and how NCDs and mental health programs were integrated into existing health systems. A search of major electronic databases, such as PubMed, ScienceDirect, SCOPUS, and Medline, was conducted to identify relevant peer-reviewed journal articles. The search use...
This literature review explores the definitions, models, and outcomes of an integrated approach to delivering health services. The concept of integrated healthcare emerged in the 1970s and was influenced by the primary healthcare model proposed by the World Health Organization in the Alma-Ata Declaration on Primary Health Care in 1978. This literat...
India has the largest number of families living below the poverty threshold, resulting in high out-of-pocket expenditure for healthcare, including essential medicines for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). With the increasing prevalence of NCDs, the role of the Indian government becomes crucial in ensuring that patients have access to essential drugs...
The disease control program is critical to the agenda of social justice. A generalist approach to the disease control program involves understanding its complexity and prevention from various perspectives, including ecological theory. The integration of the disease control program into the existing healthcare delivery system has been advocated over...
Since the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a sharp rise in the number of children being trafficked. Civic authorities and police personnel were preoccupied with implementing strategies to combat the Covid-19 pandemic, leaving room for perpetrators to capitalize on the negligence of law protection authorities. They exploit the vulnerab...
Integration of mental health programs has been argued as a proven strategy to increase access to mental health care for patients with mental disorders. However, studies show that there are barriers to successful integration, including poor governance, unskilled human resources, lack of training and supervision, and leadership. There is a lack of cl...
Integration of health programs in low-resource health settings is a common phenomenon aimed at providing quality and cost-effective health care services. But program integration can have unintended consequences on service provision and may affect overall organisation of service delivery. In this paper, I examine the integrated NCD program and explo...
Floods are one of the most disastrous acts of nature and impact human life in multiple ways. Damages by floods in rural areas are more severe compared to urban counterparts due to poverty, limited infrastructures and access to resources and health care services. The Province of Bihar in India, with a population of 104.1 million, has 76 per cent of...
Flood is one of the most disastrous acts of nature and it impacts human life in multiple ways such as internal displacement, morbidity, health, and mortality. Damages done to rural areas are more severe compared to urban counterparts due to poverty, limited infrastructures and access to resources and health professionals. The Province of Bihar in I...
North Bihar is highly get affected by annual flood. The objective of the study was to assess the health care services in context of flood. The study shows that it is very difficult for rural people to access health care facilities during the flood time, road often get cut off for 3 to 6 months. Additionally, migration of male member during the food...
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I am doing research on health system integration and looking for various perspective. Please comment and share your views.
