(2) HEALTH LEGISLATION AND PATIENTS’ RIGHTS

This programme is based on our deep conviction that no system without social control and regulation would work for people,and respect right to health and health care. The strategies to bring people and patients at the centre of health care, through policies and legislations need to be evolved in the specific situation of each country and society.

Ongoing Projects

Completed Projects

Publications

Books and Report
Articles and Papers

Books and Reports

Jesani, Amar and Barai, Tejal (Coordination and Research, NCESSRH) Ethical Guidelines for Social Science Research in Health, November 2000, Pgs. 35 [ISBN 81–89042–27–0]

Nandraj, Sunil; Khot, Anagha and Menon, Sumita Accreditation of Hospital: Breaking Boundaries in Health Care, January 1999, Pgs.132 [ISBN 81–89042–02–5]

Jesani, Amar; Singhi, P. C and Prakash, Padma Market Medicine and Malpractice, CEHAT and Society for Public Health Awareness and Action, 1997, Pgs. 175 [ISBN 81–89042–00–9]

Iyer, Aditi and Jesani, Amar Medical Ethics: For Self-Regulation of Medical Profession and Practice, October 1999, Pgs.41(also published as a book by VHAI)

Jesani, Amar Laws and Health Care Providers, January 1996, Pgs.135

Nandraj, Sunil and Duggal, Ravi Physical Standards in the Private Health Sector: A Case Study of Rural Maharashtra, December 1997, Pgs.100

Papers and Articles

A 279.Mahabal, Bali Kamayani, Child Rights and law, One India One People, Vol.9, Issue 8, March 2006, Pgs. 42,44

A 276. Chatterjee, Chandrima B., Accreditation of Hospitals: An overview, Express Healthcare Management, Vol.6, No.16, September 1-15, 2005,Pgs.5-6

A 261. Duggal, Ravi Public hearings and litigations: the new medicine for policy reform January 1- 15, 2005 Express Healthcare Management

A 231. Mahabal, Kamayani Bali Are the doctors listening? Health Action- Vol. 17, No.10, September 2004, Pgs. 28-30

A 193. Duggal, Ravi Should Public Hospitals Participate in Medical Tourism, Express Healthcare Management, Vol. 4, No.22, December 16-31, 2003, Pgs. 11

A 186. Malik, Seema and Deosthali, Padma Public Hospital based Crisis Centre: Experience from India, Prepared for the 2nd Asia Pacific Conference on Sexual and Reproductive Health held in Bangkok, September 2003, Pgs.9

A 185. Phadke, Anant Doctors do not have the Right to Refuse treatment to HIV-Postive Patients, Issues in Medical Ethics, Vol. XI, No. 3, July-September 2003, Pgs. 77-78

A 181. Phadke, Anant Profiteering in Medicines, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. XXXVIII, No. 39, September 27- October 3, 2003, Pgs. 4070

A 172. Dilip, T.R. Prescription Pattern of Diagnostic Tests in Public and Private Hospitals in India, Health for the Millions, Vol. 28, No.1, April-May 2000, Pgs.42-43

A 171. Dilip, T.R. Understanding Levels of Morbidity and Hospitalization in Kerala, India, Bulletin of the World Health Organisation, Vol. 80, No.9, 2002, Pgs. 746-751

A 159. Phadke, Anant Critical Issues in Regulatory Provisions for Private Medical Sector , Presented at the workshop on Concerns of the Mall Hospitals in the NGO Sector, Hyderabad, March 22, 2002, Pgs.4

A 157. Phadke, Anant Pharmaceutical Policy, 2001, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 37, No. 6, February 9-15, 2002, Pgs. 528 – 529

A 152. Barai, Tejal; Khot, Anagha; Deosthali, Padma and Menon, Sumita Code of Ethics for Health Research, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 34, No.3, January 20-26, 2001, Pgs.196-198

A 139. Nandraj, Sunil; Khot, Anagha; Menon, Sumita; and Brugha, Ruairi A Stakeholder approach towards Hospital Accreditation in India, Health Policy and planning: A Journal on Health in Development, Volume 16, Supp.2, December 2001, Pgs.70-79

A 137. Pitre, Amita Health Rights Experiments, Health Action, Vol. 14, No. 5, May 2001, Pgs. 11-14

A 133. Shukla, Abhay Right to Health Care, Health Action, Vol. 14, No. 5, May 2001, Pgs. 6-10

A 132. Shukla, Abhay The Nutritional Crisis In Madhya Pradesh, Paper presented at the State JSA Convention, Bhopal, (Section Submitted as an input for the MP-Human development Report, 2001) April 7, 2001. Pgs. 15.

A 131. Shukla, Abhay and Pitre, Amita The Right to Health Care, Advocacy Internet, Volume 3, Issue 05, September – October 2001, Pgs. 5-8

A 129. Barai, Tejal Doing Ethical Research, In Alliance, Vol. 3, Sept. 2000,Pgs.2

A 128. Barai, Tejal Ethical Guidelines in Social Science Research - A Small Step, MFC Bulletin, No. 276-277, September-October 2000, Pgs. 18-20

A 126. CEHAT, Ethics in Social Sciences and Health Research, Draft Code of Conduct, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. XXXV No. 12, March 18-24, 2000, Pgs.987-991

116. Nandraj, Sunil Accreditation System for Hospitals in India, Paper submitted to Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Government of India, New Delhi and The World Bank, New Delhi, May 2000, Pgs.8

A 114. Phadke, Anant; Shukla, Abhay; Nidhi, Amulya and Kunte, Prasanth People Come Forth to Treat the Doctors, Health Action, Col. 13, No. 8, August 2000, Pgs. 24, 26

A 110. Shukla, Abhay Village Health Care is Our Right, Health Action, November 2000, Pgs.16-17

A 109. Shukla, Abhay and Phadke, Anant Putting Health on People's Agenda, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 35, No.33, August 12-18, 2000, Pgs.2911-2912

A 103. Iyer, Aditi and Jesani, Amar Barriers to the Quality of Care: The Experience of Auxiliary Nurse - Midwives in Rural Maharashtra in Improving Quality of Care in India's Family Welfare Programme: The Challenge Ahead, Edited by Koenig A, Michael, M.E Khan (eds.), New York, Population Council, 1999, Pgs. 210 – 237

A 102. Jesani, Amar Whither Medical Technology?, Medisite, Vol. 1, No.1, January 1999, Pgs.4-6

A 101. Khot, Anagha and Menon, Sumita Accreditation: A New Beginning, Health Action, Vol. 12, No.8, August 1999, Pgs. 32-33

A 96. Nandraj, Sunil Self-Regulation of Hospitals: A Private Sector Initiative in Mumbai city, India, QA Brief, Vol. 8 No 2, Quality Assurance Project, University Research Corporation, Bethesda, USA, 1999, Pgs.2

A 94. Phadke, Anant and Kale, Ashok Some Critical Issues in the Epidemiology of Hepatitis B in India, Paper Presented at the Medico Friend Circle Meet July 1999, Pgs. 10

A 93. Shukla, Abhay Advocacy for Right to Health Care, MFC Bulletin, No. 262-63, July-August 1999, Pgs. 7-10

A 92. Shukla, Abhay and Phadke, Anant Health Movement in India, Health Action, Vol.12, No.12, December 1999, Pgs. 6-9

A 87. Duggal, Ravi A New Health Policy for Health Sector Reforms, Paper Presented at the International Seminar on Emerging Public Health Issues in South Asia, AMCHSS, Thiruvananthapuram, (Also presented at the 3rd International conference on Priorities in Health Care, Amsterdam, November 200), May 1998, Pgs.16.

A 77. Jesani, Amar Health Workers and Strikes: Ethics and Rights, Issues in Medical Ethics, Vol. VI, No.3, July-September 1998, Pgs. 73

A 75. Jesani, Amar Violence and Health Care Profession: Towards a Campaign for Medical Neutrality, Radical Journal of Health, Vol. III, No.3, July-September 1998, Pgs.143-156

A 63. Nandraj, Sunil Unhealthy Prescriptions: The Need for Health Sector Reform in India, Informing and Reforming, The Newsletter of the International Clearinghouse of Health System Reform Initiatives ICHSRI, April-June 1997, Pgs. 7-11

A 62. Nandraj, Sunil; Khot, Anagha and Menon, Sumita Standards: The Heartbeat of Hospitals, Background Paper for the Seminar on Ethics in Health Care, Organised by Indian Medical Association, Mumbai, November 1997

A 57. Iyer, Aditi Crisis of Credibility: The Tale of Medical Councils, Health for the Millions, Vol. 22, No. 4, July-August 1996, Pgs. 17-20

A 56. Jesani, Amar Medical Ethics and Professional Self-Regulation: Some Recommendations, Health for the Millions, Vol. 22, No. 4, July-August 1996, Pgs. 24-29

A 55. Jesani, Amar Response of Health Care Professionals and Services to Epidemic of Violence in India: - A Review, 14th International Conference on the Social Sciences and Medicine Peebles Hotel Hydro, Scotland, 2-6 September 1996, September 1996, Pgs.8

A 54. Jesani, Amar Social Action and Advocacy for Health Care Reforms, Perspectives in Social Work, Vol. XI, No. 2, May-Aug 1996, Pgs. 16-18

A 53. Nandraj, Sunil and Duggal, Ravi Physical Standards in the Private Health Sector, Radical Journal of Health, Vol. II, No. 2/3, (New Series), April-September 1996, Pgs.141-184A 52. Duggal, Ravi Health Care Utilisation in India, Health for the Millions, Pgs.10-12

A 42 Jesani, Amar Law, [[Ethics and Medical Councils: Evolution of their Relationships->, Medical Ethics, Vol. 3, No. 3, July-September 1995, Pgs.,C-9-12

A 41. Jesani, Amar Violence and the Ethical Responsibility of the Medical Profession, Medical Ethics, Vol. 3, No. 1, January-March 1995, Pgs.3-5

A 39. Jesani, Amar and Pilgaokar, Anil In the Pink: Need for Asserting Patients' Rights, Keemat, Vol. 24, No. 3, March 1995, Pgs.12-14

A 38. Jesani, Amar and Vadair, Asha The Doctor's Dilemma: A Supreme Court Judgement on Death by Hanging Violates Medical Ethics, Humanscape, March 1995, Pgs.12-13

A 36. Nandraj, Sunil Cost of Medical Care: Issues of Concern in the Present Scenario, Paper Presented at the All India People's Science Network, Seminar on Health for All Now, New Delhi, November 1995, Pgs.13

A 35. Pilgaokar, Anil Medical Ethics: General Principles, Medical Ethics, Vol. 3, No. 2, April-June 1995, Pgs. C-5 -8

A 26. Jesani, Amar Doctors and Hunger Strikers, Humanscape, June 1994, Pgs.7-9, 29

A 25. Jesani, Amar Medical Ethics: In the Context of Increasing Violence, Presented at the Indian Medical Association workshop on Medical Ethics and Ethos in Cases of Torture, at New Delhi, November 25 - 27, 1994, Pgs.7

24. Jesani, Amar and Nandraj, Sunil The Unregulated Private Health Sector, Health for the Million, Vol. 2, No. 1, February 1994, Pgs.25-28

A 23. Nandraj, Sunil Assessing the Need for and Designing an Accreditation System: Situation in India, Paper Prepared as Consultancy for Institute of Health Systems, Hyderabad, August 1994. Pgs.10

A 22. Nandraj, Sunil Beyond the Law and the Lord: Quality of Private Health Care, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. XXIX, No. 27, July 2, 1994, Pgs.1680-1685A 20. Duggal, Ravi Health Humanpower in India, (Paper Prepared as National Consultant on WHO Project, for the Ministry of Health, New Delhi), August 1993, Pgs.20

A 21. Pilgaokar, Anil New Moves: The Indian Drug Scene, Voices, Vol. II, No. 3, 1994, Pgs.22-24 A 18. Duggal, Ravi User Charges and Patients' Rights, The Indian Journal of Social Work, Focus Issue, Patients' Rights, Vol. LIV, No. 2, April 1993, Pgs.193-197

A 15. Jesani, Amar Medical Ethics and Patients' Rights, The Indian Journal of Social Work, Focus Issue, Patients' Rights, Vol. LIV, No. 2, April 1993, Pgs.173-188

A 13. Jesani, Amar and Pilgaokar, Anil Patient's Autonomy: Throwing it to the Winds?, Medical Ethics, Vol. 1, No. 1, August-October 1993, Pgs.6-7

A 5. Jesani, Amar and Duggal, Ravi Medical Ethics: Awaiting a Patients' Movement, VHAI, State of India's Health, New Delhi, Voluntary Health Association, 1992, Pgs.365-375

A2.Duggal, Ravi and Nandraj, Sunil Regulating the Private Health Sector, MFC Bulletin, No. 173-174, July-August 1991,Pgs.5-7

A 1. Jesani, Amar Repression of Health Professionals, Economic and Political Weekly, October 5, 1991, Pgs.2291-2292