Being Sustainable and Smart: Lessons for UHC in India
12:00pm - 1:00pm /
Tuesday 1st November 2016
/ Venue: The Foyer, 3rd Floor Whelan Building
Type: Seminar /
Category: Research
- 0151 795 5457
- Dr Maria Guzman Castillo
- Admission: Free
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Professor Kanchan Mukherjee, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai will deliver a seminar on sustainable development. Here he introduces his seminar:
I will discuss some of the issues and problems existing within the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the global and Indian context. The current socio-cultural, political and research situation of India will also be discussed. I will then focus on lessons for achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in India.
India is a long way away from achieving UHC. India’s public healthcare expenditure is one of the lowest in the world and the key is to ensure maximum returns for every rupee spent. In this context, there is a need to prioritize healthcare services and take an incremental approach towards achieving UHC.
A critical element for achieving Universal Healthcare is evidence-based policy making and academic institutes can play a role in providing evidence for policy making. However, there are challenges and this talk will present some of the issues and challenges faced by researchers in doing health policy and systems research in India. I will share a model developed by my centre at TISS, Mumbai to overcome some of these challenges.
Using data available from the Global burden of Disease study and economic evaluation studies, I will put forth the concept of smart development goals relevant to India. These goals are cost-effective priorities and can be a starting point for India to progress towards UHC. The role of research and academic institutes in addressing these priorities will be discussed.
I will discuss some of the issues and problems existing within the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the global and Indian context. The current socio-cultural, political and research situation of India will also be discussed. I will then focus on lessons for achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in India.
India is a long way away from achieving UHC. India’s public healthcare expenditure is one of the lowest in the world and the key is to ensure maximum returns for every rupee spent. In this context, there is a need to prioritize healthcare services and take an incremental approach towards achieving UHC.
A critical element for achieving Universal Healthcare is evidence-based policy making and academic institutes can play a role in providing evidence for policy making. However, there are challenges and this talk will present some of the issues and challenges faced by researchers in doing health policy and systems research in India. I will share a model developed by my centre at TISS, Mumbai to overcome some of these challenges.
Using data available from the Global burden of Disease study and economic evaluation studies, I will put forth the concept of smart development goals relevant to India. These goals are cost-effective priorities and can be a starting point for India to progress towards UHC. The role of research and academic institutes in addressing these priorities will be discussed.