Articles by Sandhya Venkateswaran
Federal financing of health: Implications for capacity and priority
This article is authored by Avani Kapur, Ritwik Shukla, Sharad Pandey, CPR and Indranil Mukhopadhyay, Janak Raj, Prajakta Shukla, & Sandhya Venkateswaran, CSEP.
Published on Jun 07, 2024 01:53 PM IST
Reimagine the State-citizen social contract
In India’s democracy, as in any other, the social contract between political leaders and the governed determines how long they govern and the focus of their governance
Updated on Aug 20, 2022 08:58 PM IST
Sandhya Venkateswaran
Right to health laws need political support
In the 70 years since Independence, scholars have diagnosed health system problems and suggested possible solutions. The legal guarantees in the bills in Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu may set the groundwork to put some of these ideas into motion
Updated on May 23, 2022 07:13 PM IST
Sandhya Venkateswaran and Nikhil Iyer
The good, bad, and sober news that the NFHS data presents
As always, national averages belie inter-state differentials. Of note is the change in such differentials over the 2005-20 period
Updated on Dec 14, 2021 07:54 PM IST
Sandhya Venkateswaran and Alok Kumar
Recognising the role of health in India’s social and economic growth
Focus on a system that responds to the capacity of the State and other stakeholders in the immediate-term, while building on such capacity in the longer term. Better responsiveness to the needs of citizens can drive trust between citizens and the State.
Updated on Sep 29, 2021 03:42 PM IST
Sandhya Venkateswaran
Women leaders, and women voters, matter
India’s status on women’s political participation has been underwhelming, highlighted by the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Index 2021, where India ranked 140 among 156 participating countries, faring the worst in terms of political empowerment
Updated on Jul 19, 2021 06:56 AM IST
Sandhya Venkateswaran
Covid-19: Battling the second wave
In the immediate context, focus on surveillance and research, infrastructure, behaviour, vaccines. In the medium term, set up a dedicated institution
Updated on Apr 23, 2021 06:08 PM IST
Amrita Agarwal and Sandhya Venkateswaran
Why don’t voters value health care?
One illness can wreck a family’s income status. Yet, the issue does not rank as a salient factor in voting behaviour for a range of reasons
Published on Apr 06, 2021 08:03 PM IST
Sandhya Venkateswaran
How Covid-19 can transform health care
The pandemic disrupted life, livelihoods, education and health like little else in recent history
Updated on Mar 10, 2021 06:54 AM IST
Sandhya Venkateswaran