Centre for Enquiry Into Health and Allied Themes
Fourth K . R. Memorial Lecture ‘Equity and Health in the Era of Reforms
Centre for Enquiry into Health and Allied themes (CEHAT) in collaboration with eSocialSciences, Dept. of Economics, Mumbai University; P.G. Dept. of Economics, SNDT Women’s University and Tata Institute of Social Sciences; hosted the Fourth K R Memorial Lecture on Contemporary Issues in Health and Social Sciences, instituted by Anusandhan Trust. The lecture took place on 09 April 2010 at the Marshal Hall, Kalina university campus. The theme of the lecture was ‘Equity and Health in the Era of Reforms’ and the Lecture was delivered by Prof. Gita Sen, an eminent social scientist from the Centre for Public Policy, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore. The lecture was attended by a diverse group comprising of researchers, academicians, students from institutes offering courses in social science and development studies, media, and people working in NGO sector. More than a hundred participants attended the lecture.
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Prof. Sen presented a detailed analysis of NSSO data surveys on- ‘Morbidity and Health care’ 42nd round – 1986-87, 52nd round – 1995-96 and 60th round – 2004. She presented a detailed analysis of NSSO data from these three rounds from Equity and gender perspective. In addition, she elaborated on, how gender and class inequalities in access to healthcare have changed over the years. At the end she concluded by suggesting that Simplistic class and gender analysis are not enough – they may mask or even distort our analysis of what is happening. The lecture provided an insight towards need to understand and explore the easily available data on health, and analyse it to suggest policy interventions and improve health outcomes of the population.
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