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Business News > Mint Authors > Ashok Alexander

Ashok Alexander

Mint Author

ARTICLES BY ASHOK ALEXANDER

The ANM is a village-level health worker, who is the first point of contact between the community and the health services. Photo: AFP.

Simple mobility solutions can save many lives

3 min read . 11 Jul 2018

Representational image. Grassroots NGOs best understand needs, but rarely understand technology.

Tech solutions must come from the grassroots

3 min read . 03 Jul 2018

The experiences of different regions enumerate a simple yet compelling mantra—accessible, good healthcare services can be provided through innovation in service delivery and involvement of the community within the overarching umbrella of political will.

Kerala and Cuba: Curious twins and winners in public health delivery

3 min read . 27 Jun 2018

Positive advocacy conveys clear messages, using data, to specific audiences using well-conceived methods.

Core elements of effective advocacy: message, audience, method and data

3 min read . 20 Jun 2018

Photo: Priyanka Parashar/Mint

Adolescent girls as agents of change in communities

3 min read . 05 Jun 2018

Representational image. Kerala and Tamil Nadu have taken an enlightened, integrative view of health. They focus on access not only to basic health services, but also related services such as education, sanitation, food and clean water. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint

What Tamil Nadu, Kerala can teach other states

3 min read . 22 May 2018

Hole in a pocket: Story of Indian health spend

3 min read . 02 May 2018

Public health lessons for India from Bangladesh

3 min read . 24 Apr 2018

Indian philanthropy is growing at a healthy 7.96% per annum. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint

Zone of immediacy and its implications for giving

3 min read . 18 Apr 2018

The marriage of public health know-how and business management principles makes perfect sense. Photo: Indranil Bhoumik/Mint

Business, public health make for a perfect marriage

3 min read . 11 Apr 2018

Two factors are key for a pregnant woman—regular antenatal check-ups (ANC) to monitor nutrition, and iron and folic acid (IFA) tablets to control anaemia. Photo: AFP

Child health and the golden 1,000 days period

3 min read . 04 Apr 2018

The issue of male domination continues as we consider programme funding and governance up to the highest levels. Photo: Priyanka Parashar/Mint

Women can better solve grassroots health problems

3 min read . 28 Mar 2018

Infant mortality rate in India is very high. Around 34 out of 1,000 babies die before the age of 1 in India.

A mother-child health alphabet worth knowing

3 min read . 21 Mar 2018

Only 11% sub-centres, 13% primary health centres and 16% community health centres meet the Indian Public Health Standards. Photo: Indranil Bhoumik/Mint

India’s rural public health facilities need urgent fixing

3 min read . 14 Mar 2018

Malnutrition affects a child’s cognitive development and physical growth.The World Bank estimates that a 1% national shortfall in height can translate into a 1.4% loss in economic productivity. Photo: Priyanka Parashar/Mint

Indians are shorter, and that’s a problem

3 min read . 07 Mar 2018

Public health delivery problems, at the grassroots, are far more complex than most business problems. Photo: HT

Wisdom of the crowd

3 min read . 22 Feb 2018

The fundamental problem in rural healthcare delivery is that health workers do not share data with each other. Photo: Mint

Real-time data sharing among rural health workers can save lives

3 min read . 15 Feb 2018

In two districts of Rajasthan, the health workers, together with the village community mapped every one of their 2,700 villages in just six months. Photo: Mint

Groping in the dark

3 min read . 25 Jan 2018

A file photo. By putting our minds where our money is going, Indian philanthropy could be more effective and satisfying. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint

Smart philanthropy: six strategic questions

7 min read . 18 Jan 2018

Public health spending was a dismal 1.2% of GDP in 2016-17. India ranked 15 places from the bottom of 188 countries where figures were available as per 2014 WHO data. Photo: Indranil Bhoumik/Mint

It takes a village

5 min read . 10 Jan 2018