Between 2017 and 2018, Sama conducted a study on health inequities among the tribal communities in selected districts of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Odisha. The study was commissioned by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). “From the Margins to the Centre” is the report of a study. Continue reading
The International People’s Health University (IPHU) of the People’s Health Movement (PHM) – jointly with PHM-Bangladesh, Gonoshasthaya Kendra, Third World Network, and SAMA Resource Group for Women and Health with Naripokkho – condcuted “THE STRUGGLE FOR HEALTH”- a short training course for… Continue reading
An approach paper on healthcare biotechnologies in India 2018 | Sama | Heinrich Böll Foundation The approach paper draws attention to the newer biotechnologies in healthcare, such as regenerative medicine and genomics, that have begun to make inroads into the… Continue reading
Sama conducted a three day short course on CHALLENGES TO ACCESS TO MEDICINES: PATENTS, PRICING AND DRUG RESEARCH IN INDIA from 16th to 18th August, 2017 at Sanskriti Kendra in Delhi. The course included presentations, group discussions and activities and film screenings conducted by resource… Continue reading
Sama is initiating a short-term study on assessing health system delivery in tribal areas in three Indian states having considerable proportion of tribal population – Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Jharkhand. Supported by National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), this study is thematically… Continue reading
An in-house orientation on access to medicines and patents was conducted on 10 May, 2017 at Sama. The orientation began with explaining that the right to health is ingrained in the Constitution of India and is recognized by the international… Continue reading
