Health Infrastructure
PHC referral pathways: digital versus paper slips
A referral from a primary health centre to a district hospital is never just a form. In the maternity room, in an outpatient…
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Explore rigorous epidemiological data, clinical research, and policy analyses shaping reproductive and child healthcare across India.
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Paper registers versus mobile apps for ASHA data
In a busy village clinic, the most revealing question is not whether an ASHA worker owns a smartphone. It is whether she can…
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Ayushman Bharat HWC Upgrades: A Step-by-Step Roadmap
India’s Ayushman Arogya Mandir portal reported 186,604 functional facilities on 26 July 2026. That figure exceeds the original…
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Community Health Center Audit: Pre-Assessment Checklist
Walk into a Community Health Centre (CHC) two weeks before a state quality assessment and the pattern is familiar across…
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Rural PHC cold chain failure: what is the backup plan?
An Ice-Lined Refrigerator trips at 11 PM during a thunderstorm. The backup generator is present but cannot start, or its fuel is…
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Primary health center medical supply chain gaps behind rural drug shortages
India’s rural drug shortage is not reducible to a single national stock-out percentage. No current, comparable national rate…