Restrictive gender norms and gender inequalities are replicated and reinforced in health
systems, contributing to gender inequalities in health. In this Series paper, we explore how …

In the last few years, considerable attention has been paid to microfinance as a relevant
participant in the formal financial system, whose target audience is people who are …

Background The objective of this study was to assess the impact of self-help groups (SHGs)
and subsequent scale-up on reproductive, maternal, newborn, child health, and nutrition …

Objectives To assess possible health policy interventions derived from the theoretical
domains framework (TDF) by studying barriers and facilitators on the delivery of oral …

Background: The rural coastal population of Njarakkal are dependent on fishing for their
daily livelihood making them highly economically unstable. Both Kudumbashree and …

Abstract Background Bihar state in India has one of the highest rates of maternal and infant
mortality in South Asia. Microfinance-based self-help groups (SHGs), involving rural women …

Abstract Background and Aims: Widows in India face immense challenges through enduring
abuse, discrimination, and poor financial opportunities. Whilst there are many non …

BACKGROUND: Health promotion is the process of enabling people to increase control over
their own health. Community involvement in social and environmental interventions tends to …

Although started with a sole purpose of providing credit to the financially excluded in the
early 1970s, modern microfinance institutions (MFIs) now offer various financial products …

First year students of the institute adopt a village where each student is allotted 4-5 families. I
too attended the camp and it was my first exposure to community-based learning. We stayed …