Can and should central banks smooth climate change-induced shocks to price and financial stability? The case of India
“There is an increasing academic consensus around the magnitude of the threats posed by climate change. The extent to which such threats could be mitigated by central banks, however, has been subject of disagreement. Nonetheless, it is clear that several central banks see climate change as a threat to their core mandates, namely price and…
Replacing those who have gone: Evaluation of Kazakhstan’s “South-North” Resettlement Programme
“After Kazakhstan gained its long awaited independence in 1991, these ethnic minorities started leaving the country, supported by resettlement schemes managed by their respective historic homelands, like Germany, Poland and Russia. This massive exodus caused a population imbalance across the country, leaving Kazakhstan’s northern provinces virtually uninhabited. In order to attract more workers and migrants…
Myanmar’s Pathway to Poverty Reduction through Universal Health Coverage: Addressing Challenges in the Health Financing Scheme
“Through its effects on population health and productivity, UHC plays an integral part not only in reducing health inequalities but also in alleviating global poverty (…) A recent WHO report suggests the goal of UHC is moving further away as 996 million people worldwide spent more than 10 percent of their household budget on health out…
The impact of COVID-19 disruptions on sexual and reproductive health (SRH) supply chain and service delivery: A case comparison of the Philippines and Colombia
“Quarantine measures and mobility restrictions disproportionately affected women and girls, in terms of financial insecurity and additional caregiving burdens brought on by lockdown measures.” By Winnie Chu Published on 22 August, 2022
Why is Central and Eastern Europe still the region with the highest cardiovascular disease in the world?
Despite a steady decrease in the cardiovascular disease (CVD) burden in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) following the disintegration of the Soviet bloc in 1989 and accession to the European Union (EU), the East-West disparities are still significant, with mortality rates being about three times higher. CVDs are responsible for nearly one-third of all deaths…
Addressing Antimicrobial Resistance: The Indian Perspective
“[Antimicrobial Resistance] AMR, although not a new threat, has become a significant part of the global health canon only in the last few decades. As of now, AMR is the cause of over 700,000 deaths annually, a number that is projected to increase up to 10 million by the year 2050. [India’s] antibiotic culture manifests…
Transgender People And Employment In The Era Of Diversity And Inclusion
Many companies around the globe have begun to pay particular attention lately to the LGBTQ+ community, including celebrating Pride Month in June (a month-long celebration honouring the struggles of LGBTQ+ individuals around the globe and commemorating the Stonewall Riots that laid the foundation of the gay rights movement in the USA and subsequently, all over…
Informal Payments in the Hungarian and Indian Public Healthcare System a Comparative Analysis
This toolkit is part of HDRI’s first toolkit series and is a collective effort made by our fellow researchers Barbara Caltabiano, Deepshikha Chhetri, Milo Infuso, Sanya Srivastavaand research coordinator Kuan-Ju Chen. Published on June, 2021 The front page cover illustration is courtesy of theartist, Rouxbin Smit, and is protected by copyrights.For further/any queries, please contactrouxbinesmit@gmail.com
Combating Forced Marriage in India
This toolkit is part of HDRI’s first toolkit series and is a collective effort made by our fellow researchers Tara Adiga, Haibado Abdoulkader Yacin, Jing-Jie Chen, Juan Arturo Sánchez Sáenz and research coordinator Kriti Sharma. Published on June, 2021 The front page cover illustration is courtesy of theartist, Rouxbin Smit, and is protected by copyrights.For…
Institutionalising Comprehensive Sex Education For Adolescentes and Young People in Health Policies and System in India
During adolescence, comprehensive sex education is of prime importance to make young people aware of the sexual health and also provide support to address their sexual and reproductive needs. The Adolescent-friendly health clinics (AFHCs) under the National Adolescent Health Program were launched in 2014, however, the uptake and outreach of services has not been promising…
Analysis of Reproductive Health of Tribal Women in Jharkhand: Assessing the Situation, Barriers to Health Care and the Way Forward
Reproductive health of the tribal women in India is less studied. There is lack of systematic and comprehensive research studies, which provide information regarding the health status of the tribal community. The main objective of this paper is to find out the reproductive health status of tribal women in the age range of 15-45 years…
Local and Indigenous Knowledge in Adaptation to Climate Change
This paper examines the use of local and indigenous knowledge in the UN frameworks and guidelines. After a short summary of the notion of local and indigenous knowledge, the paper will examine the utilization of the concept in international frameworks and guidelines. It will look at how local and indigenous knowledge is understood, which types…
Decriminalising Sex Work in India: A Gendered Perspective
Sex work and Prostitution is said to be the oldest profession in the world, but there is a contentious dichotomy and a deprecatory view on prostitution today. The social status of prostitution in ancient and regulated pre-colonial India fostered more agency than today. The exigencies of British morality denigrated the perception of sex workers and…
Assessing the Impact of Covid on Public Education in India
This paper will explore the multifaceted challenges that the Indian public education system is being faced with as a result of schools closing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and will approach it from a human rights perspective. It will analyse the steps being taken by the government in public education during the pandemic, the obligations…
Right to Work: State Obligations to Protect Transgender Sex Workers in Thailand and the Philippines
This research paper aims at addressing the issues of transgender persons in sex industry with major focus on states policies and lack of State’s protection of transgender sex workers in Thailand and in the Philippines. The author argues that considering the complexity of transgender identity and sex industry, States must ensure the rights of transgender…
Refugees in Limbo: The Implications of Australia’s Externalized Border Policies in Indonesia
The topic of immigration has a longstanding tendency to be used as a political wedge in Australia, securitized by politicians for political gains. This gave rise to the government’s hardline stance and policy towards ‘illegal’ immigration, considered to be one of the strictest in the world. Seeking to deter any boat from arriving at its…
Assessing the Suitability of Implementing South Korea’s Healthcare Model in African Developing Countries – What Should We Care About?
Since the mid-2010s, South Korea has progressively undertaken partnerships with four African countries (i.e. Ethiopia, Ghana, Tanzania and Uganda) to share its policy experience in public healthcare. While the lessons learned in Korea may benefit partner developing countries, caution is needed to avoid the unnatural implantation of the Korean system elsewhere, in light of the…
The State of North-East India: The Politics of Land, Migration and the Economy
India’s geographical location has played a strategic role in maintaining it’s diplomatic and economic relations with the neighbouring states. The democratic system of governance and the growing economy, have been a centre of attraction for the people to flee across the borders ever since the independence: in search of peace, stability and employment opportunities. Immigrants…
Towards Improved Health Seeking Behaviour and Sustainable Sanitation Programmes
The use of communication tools to improve health seeking behaviour of communities has found relevance in numerous successful health and nutrition interventions around the world and hence, the need for Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) is ever-increasing in today’s policy space.A component long ignored in India’s welfare policy, SBCC can lead to inclusive policy…
Addressing Climate Change in Vietnam: Policies and Actors
Academic studies are clear about the impacts of climate change in Vietnam. This paper attempts to act as a non-exhaustive summary of the main policies and actors in Vietnam that are currently involved in addressing its effects. First, it looks at the current policy documents that outline the government’s stance and action regarding climate change.…
How to Build an Invisible Empire: The Vast Overseas Chinese Network that Knows No Borders
In their own unique way, Chinese ethnic diasporas function as their own authentic forms of globalization. The ebbs and flows of Chinese migration over the centuries have culminated in the creation of a vast, global network of overseas Chinese. Entangled within this global network of overseas Chinese are the Hakka people. Hakka minority groups can…
Digital Literacy of Rural Women in India: A Study of Google’s “Helping Women Get Online” Initiative.
Despite the growing penetration of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in developing countries including India, the benefits of such improved access are only captured by a certain segment of society equipped with digital literacy. The gender divide and urban-rural divide are among the most striking. In rural India, only 3 out of every 10 internet…
The Bangladeshi Textile Sector: And its Not-So-Fashionable Health Implications
In the growing world of fast fashion and its ever-decreasing prices, the average consumer is too often unaware of the ‘shadow world’ of the global textile industry. Each t-shirt and each pair of jeans hanging in our local shops may indeed have a dire story to tell; potentially entailing child labor and environmental exploitation and…
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