The SughaVazhvu Model innovating primary healthcare delivery, working upwards from screening protocols to high-risk individual management recently featured in the special issue of Outlook Business.

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The integrated health systems approach driving our action-research in close conjunction with our Thanjavur based partner SughaVazhvu Healthcare recently featured in The Economic Times.

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The ICTPH Health Systems Pilot in implementation with its Thanjavur based partner SughaVazhvu Healthcare features on the Next Billion Blog, discussing the core elements of their model.

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The ICTPH Lecture Series 2010 aims to to welcome expert researchers and guest speakers from within the public health community in order to gain greater understanding of critical research issues as well as stay updated regarding relevant practical information from the field.

Childhood Disadvantage, Mental Health Services, and the Importance of Health Financing by Dr. Ramesh Raghavan
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An Introduction to Systems Dynamics by Dr. Peter Hovmand
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Access to Medicines in India: A Comparative Study of Tamil Nadu and Bihar Health Systems by Dr. Sakthivel Selvaraj
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Using Public-Private Partnerships to Address Gaps in Healthcare Delivery for TB Care by Dr. Nalini Krishnan
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Sugha Vazhvu Health Care Pvt. Ltd. (SVHCPL) launched its first rural health centre at Alakkudi village in the Thanjavur block. Focused on innovating and piloting equitable health systems, SVHCPL partnered with the IKP Centre for Technologies in Public Health (ICTPH) in this endeavor. The inauguration was conducted by Mr. M. Ramarethinam, the president of Alakkudi.

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IKP Centre for Technologies in Public Health (ICTPH) launched their community outreach program 'Nala Oli' across three villages in the Tanjore district- namely Karambayam, Allakudi and Nattuchalai. The program was inaugurated by Mr. M. S. Shanmugam, Collector, Tanjore District.

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ICTPH has been working on alternative human resources in health. Through this workshop, ICTPH created a unique opportunity for healthcare experts across India to meet and discuss alternative human resources with a focus on preventive and primary healthcare in the country. The worskop was directed towards exploring the different possibilities for task shifting from doctors to other qualified healthcare professionals, and arriving at a consensus amongst different stakeholders on solutions to various healthcare challenges, leading to the creation of an Alternative Care Model for Healthcare delivery in India , and more importantly, a forum which brings together professionals in the field who can work in the future on a set of common goals and convert their efforts into a sustainable solution.

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A MOU was signed between IKP Centre for Technologies in Public Health (ICTPH) and University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing (UPSoN), on January 6th, 2009. This year long collaboration primarily intends to improve access to health care in rural areas by establishing a nurse managed health kiosk system, in rural Tamil Nadu. The two institutes will work in close association through the year, combining their individual knowledge bases to develop this Advanced Practice Nursing kiosk model.

Memorandum of Understanding between ICTPH and University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
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