In 2015-16, Sama had conducted an exploratory research in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan to understand the contributing factors to mental ill-health among young women as well as their experiences of accessing mental health care and other support that they required.… Continue reading
Forced displacement has been shown to increase vulnerability to exploitation, pushing communities to poverty and ill health. Sarojini Nadimpally, Deepa Venkatachalam and Adsa Fatima | The Wire | 28 February 2019 The Supreme Court’s February 13 order directing state governments… Continue reading
Former NHM Mission Steering Group members say there is a visible failure in strengthening the public health system. Sarojini Nadimpally, Yogesh Jain and Amar Jesani | The Wire | 5 February 2019 The funding for the National Health Mission (NHM),… Continue reading
From the Margins to the Centre is the report of a study conducted by Sama on the health inequities among the tribal communities in selected districts of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Odisha. The study, conducted between 2017 and 2018, was commissioned… Continue reading
Sama, as a part of its ongoing work on access to medicines, developed a policy brief which examines the cycle of drug development and the impact on accessibility and affordability of drugs when product patents are granted on the drugs; the conflicts between… Continue reading
The Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2016 is listed for the session of Parliament which begins in July 2018. Sama has prepared a Policy Brief addressing the issues and concerns around the bill in its current form. Download PDF Continue reading
