scholarly journals Strengthening the Health System in India through Ayushman Bharat (AB) - Prime Minister’s Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) - Core Areas to look in to for achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 737-739
Author(s):  
NS Prakash
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Health System ◽  
Web Site ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Published Data ◽  
The Core ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Core Areas ◽  
Out Of Pocket Expenses ◽  
Universal Health

Background: Government of India flagged off a very big health scheme for poor in the name of  ‘Ayushman Bharat’ (AB)  with a huge increase in medical cover for poorer section of the society from Sep 2018. This covers secondary and tertiary hospitalization care  to approximately 40% of the population. Objectives: As the scheme involves huge financial outlay, this paper attempts to evaluate performance  and understand whether the core objectives are met on the lines of Universal Health. Methods: A  exhaustive survey of related literatures and published data on the official web site of AB is made. Results: The scheme is reasonably  successful in  providing financial relief but need to look at areas concerning quality delivery. Conclusions: With the larger objective of ‘Universal Health’, the beneficiaries list need to be reviewed. The scheme should look at bringing down the out of pocket expenses.

scholarly journals Sustainable development goals, universal health coverage and equity in health systems: the Orang Asli commons approach

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. S. Wong ◽  
P. Allotey ◽  
D. D. Reidpath
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Health System ◽  
Health Systems ◽  
Universal Health Coverage ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Health Coverage ◽  
Equity In Health ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Universal Health

Universal health coverage is a key health target in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that has the means to link equitable social and economic development. As a concept firmly based on equity, it is widely accepted at international and national levels as important for populations to attain ‘health for all’ especially for marginalised groups. However, implementing universal coverage has been fraught with challenges and the increasing privatisation of health care provision adds to the challenge because it is being implemented in a health system that rests on a property regime that promotes inequality. This paper asks the question, ‘What does an equitable health system look like?’ rather than the usual ‘How do you make the existing health system more equitable?’ Using an ethnographic approach, the authors explored via interviews, focus group discussions and participant observation a health system that uses the commons approach such as which exists with indigenous peoples and found features that helped make the system intrinsically equitable. Based on these features, the paper proposes an alternative basis to organise universal health coverage that will better ensure equity in health systems and ultimately contribute to meeting the SDGs.

scholarly journals The Role of Multinational Enterprises in Achieving Sustainable Development - The Case of Huawei

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sue Claire Berning
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Multinational Enterprises ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Published Data ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Social Contributions ◽  
Development Goals

The aim of this paper is to investigate the relationship between business and sustainable development, particularly the role of multinational enterprises (MNEs) as possible driving force for achieving sustainability. By following an inductive case study approach and referring to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations, the sustainable undertakings of the Chinese MNE Huawei are explored. Published data on Huawei’s website and online resources like annual reports, news announcements, sustainability and corporate social responsibility reports are used for this purpose. The main findings indicate that Huawei can promote sustainable development internationally on three different levels: (1) products/services, (2) business operations and (3) social contributions. Based on these findings, a systematic framework is derived to help illustrate possible and classify existing MNE’s sustainability activities, as well as the related main stakeholders. This paper is useful for scholars and practitioners alike as it shows the compatibility of success in business with sustainability, as well as the potential of MNEs to contribute to sustainable development.             Keywords: Sustainable Development Goals, business, multinational enterprises, emerging markets

scholarly journals Jeffrey Lazarus

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (Supplement_4) ◽  
Author(s):  
J Lazarus
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Universal Health Care ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Intended Application ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Universal Health

Abstract Professor Lazarus will provide an introduction to the NLO checklist, the rationale for its creation, its intended application, including advancing the Sustainable Development Goals and countries’ commitments to achieving universal health care, and its grounding in the WHO Health System’s Framework.

scholarly journals Global eye health and the sustainable development goals: protocol for a scoping review

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. e035789
Author(s):  
Justine H Zhang ◽  
Jacqueline Ramke ◽  
Nyawira Mwangi ◽  
João Furtado ◽  
Sumrana Yasmin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Global Health ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Published Data ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Data Ethics ◽  
Eye Health ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Development Goals

IntroductionIn 2015, most governments of the world committed to achieving 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) by the year 2030. Efforts to improve eye health contribute to the advancement of several SDGs, including those not exclusively health-related. This scoping review will summarise the nature and extent of the published literature that demonstrates a link between improved eye health and advancement of the SDGs.Methods and analysisSearches will be conducted in MEDLINE, Embase and Global Health for published, peer-reviewed manuscripts, with no time period, language or geographic limits. All intervention and observational studies will be included if they report a link between a change in eye health and (1) an outcome related to one of the SDGs or (2) an element on a pathway between eye health and an SDG (eg, productivity). Two investigators will independently screen titles and abstracts, followed by full-text screening of potentially relevant articles. Reference lists of all included articles will be examined to identify further potentially relevant studies. Conflicts between the two independent investigators will be discussed and resolved with a third investigator. For included articles, data regarding publication characteristics, study details and SDG-related outcomes will be extracted. Results will be synthesised by mapping the extracted data to a logic model, which will be refined through an iterative process during data synthesis.Ethics and disseminationAs this scoping review will only include published data, ethics approval will not be sought. The findings of the review will be published in an open-access, peer-reviewed journal. A summary of the results will be developed for website posting, stakeholder meetings and inclusion in the ongoing Lancet Global Health Commission on Global Eye Health.

Strong health systems for maternal health in the sustainable development era

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 78-80
Author(s):  
Sophie Hermanns ◽  
Jean-Olivier Schmidt
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Maternal Health ◽  
Health Systems ◽  
Universal Health Coverage ◽  
Millennium Development Goals ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Health Coverage ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Universal Health

Abstract Maternal health is one of the 169 targets of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). While the SDGs are less focused on maternal health than their predecessors, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the SDGs’ commitments to multisectoral development, health systems, universal health coverage and equity could provide the foundations for sustainable advances in maternal health.

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