Economic Analysis of Delivering Primary Health Care Services through Community Health Workers in 3 North Indian States

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Shankar Prinja · Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Gursimer Jeet · Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Ramesh Verma · Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Dinesh Kumar · Dr. Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College

Pankaj Bahuguna · Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Manmeet Kaur · Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Abstract

Our estimates would be useful in undertaking full economic evaluations or equity analysis of CHW programs. Government of India's policy of hiring 2nd ANM at sub-centre level is very cost effective from Indian health system perspective.

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Global Maternal and Child Health Healthcare Systems and Reforms Global Health Care Issues

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Published in: PLoS ONE

Volume 9, Issue 3, pp. e91781-e91781

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0091781

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Economic Analysis of Delivering Primary Health Care Services through Community Health Workers in 3 North Indian States

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