Vaughan, Prof. John Patrick, (born 27 Dec. 1937), Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health (formerly Health Care Epidemiology), London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London, 1987–2000, now Emeritus; consultant in international health

2007 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
International Health ◽  
Tropical Medicine ◽  
London School ◽  
Health Care Epidemiology ◽  
Epidemiology And Public Health

Introduction: Health Inequities in India—The Larger Dimensions

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Purendra Prasad
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Medical Anthropology ◽  
Medical Sociology ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Health Inequities ◽  
Global Market ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Health Inequities In India ◽  
Epidemiology And Public Health

This chapter provides a narrative that explains the politics of access (distribution, utilization, outcomes) as well as the context in which health inequalities are produced in India. While fields such as medical sociology, medical anthropology, health economics, community health, social medicine, epidemiology, and public health, among others, with their own theories, methods, and approaches are able to contribute distinctive dimensions, it becomes essential to engage across the boundaries in a collective manner to understand the complexity of health care that is increasingly shaped by the global market forces and ideologies. This volume thus opens up the possibility of constructing a new paradigm for understanding health sector as well as signalling a new field ‘health care studies’.

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