Background Developing essential health services through non-governmental organisations
(NGOs) is an important strategy for progressing towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC) …

Mental disorders in India form a major public health concern and the efforts to tackle these
dates back to four decades, by way of the National Mental Health Programme (NMHP) and …

Background Universal health coverage (UHC) has emerged as one of the important health
policy discourses under the current sustainable development goals in the world. UHC in …

Psychiatry training of undergraduates in India is crucial for providing mental health services
to public. According to the World Health Organization, India, the second most populated …

Background Delivering essential health services through non-governmental organizations
(NGOs) could facilitate moving toward universal health coverage (UHC), especially in low …

In developing countries like India, the cost of health care is largely borne by patient out‐of‐
pocket payments. Recent studies have reported that patients skip public‐funded clinics …

Background Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have the potential to make a
significant contribution to improving health system goals through the provision of resources …

Background Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) added a new dimension to
intersectoral action for health. Involving the NGOs in health system strengthening could lead …

Background: In India and global mental health, a key component of the care gap for people
with mental health problems is poor system engagement with the contexts and priorities of …

Materials and Methods: The NMHS conducted a population-based cross-sectional study in
12 Indian states from 2015 to 2016, encompassing 34,802 adults. The overall study design …