By Zeena Johar, President, ICTPH and Prof. Ramesh Raghavan, Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis Late in 2010, individuals from ICTPH and the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis began exploring the idea of co-teaching a course. … Continue reading →
By Zeena Johar, President, ICTPH The High Level Expert Group (HLEG) on Universal Health Coverage (UHC) constituted by the Planning Commission of India was mandated towards developing a framework for providing easily accessible and affordable health care to all Indians. … Continue reading →
By Zeena Johar and Nachiket Mor The Indian Healthcare Context At over 3 million square kilometres, stretching 3,000 kilometres from one tip to another, in both directions, with a population crossing 1.2 billion individuals living in over 600,000 habitations, India … Continue reading →
By Zeena Johar, President – ICTPH With 80% of Indian Healthcare managed by the private sector, primarily unorganized, defined the core problem SughaVazvhu set out to answer. Delivering standardized, evidence based care was the solution SughaVazhvu set out to deliver … Continue reading →
By Zeena Johar, President, ICTPH Participating in the recent National Advocacy Round Table for Retinal Diseases in Hyderabad helped us revisit our ophthalmic care strategy as a primary healthcare provider for rural Indian populations. Organized by Retina India, a not-for-profit … Continue reading →
By Zeena Johar, President – ICTPH We at ICTPH and SughaVazhvu, stand together as entities, specializing in the provision of primary healthcare to rural Indian populations. Our approach of being the first touch point for rural Indian populations, called for … Continue reading →
Worldwide the prevalence of diabetes amongst other chronic diseases is increasing. To facilitate diabetes management in a community setting for rural Indian populations, IKP Centre for Technologies in Public health (ICTPH) conducted a baseline survey in 2008-09, leading to the … Continue reading →
By Zeena Johar, President & Member, Board of Directors – ICTPH, and Nachiket Mor, Member, Board of Directors – ICTPH While maternal and child health and infectious diseases continue to be serious problems in India, an enormous burden of non-communicable … Continue reading →
By Zeena Johar, President – ICTPH According to the United States National Library of Medicine, the term “Managed Care” encompasses βPrograms intended to reduce unnecessary health care costs through a variety of mechanisms, including: economic incentives for physicians and patients … Continue reading →
By Zeena Johar, President – ICTPH We had the opportunity of visiting L V Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) on April 12th, 2011. Our opening meeting with Dr. G N Rao (Founder, LVPEI) was the perfect introduction to their ecosystem, allowing … Continue reading →
