Articles by K R Nayar

It is time to recognise that the utter neglect of primary healthcare and its related institutions has influenced the utilisation of health services and contributed to a worsening epidemiological profile in the country. In its present form, the proposed Rural Health Mission adds to the confusion about the country's approach to healthcare. Cost-effective interventions, such as the rational distribution of medical and financial resources, should be part of the vision but they are often brushed aside in favour of the privatisation logic.

Andhra Pradesh government's move to transfer the running of government hospitals to cooperative societies is not based on the actual experience of the working of medical cooperatives in India. The sustainability and cost-effectiveness of health cooperatives are yet to be studied systematically. Kerala's experience at any rate is distinctly discouraging.



Do housing conditions including sanitary facilities and drinking water availability make an impact on health status? An examination of census and other data for 10 states shows unexpected associations.

K R Nayar The politics of 'sustainable development' lies in its being anti-south anti- poor and, thereby, anti-ecological THE 'eternal return of ideas