Demystifying Trends and Future Implications of Cardiovascular Disease Burden in India. From Rhetoric to Reality and Policy to Action by Targeting Social Determinants of Health to advance Health Equity and Reduce Global Disease Burden
Manish Barman 1 * , Palak Barman 2
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1 Hamad Medical Corporation, PO Box 3050, Doha, QATAR2 DPS MIS Economics, QATAR* Corresponding Author

Abstract

Socioeconomic determinants of health assume great significance in Indian context due to its diversity. We aim to appraise the current national level health initiatives aimed at decreasing the cardio vascular disease (CVD) burden in India in context with established conceptual frameworks for advancing integrated health and value-based care. Literature review for interpretive and qualitative observational analysis was undertaken to assay various healthcare constructs affecting health policy formulation and implementation. Indian research has focused on risk prevention aspects of CVD rather than risk behavior modification through policy implementations. Future interventions should focus on formulating ingenious strategies to get a grip on crucial social challenges to translate gains in measurable units involving all stakeholders. Our study elaborates and enumerates various measures undertaken by the government of India (GOI) till date for CVD risk reduction. Future effective public-health interventions in India must incorporate complex socioeconomic measures to confront major elements of health inequalities.

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Article Type: Research Article

EUR J ENV PUBLIC HLT, 2018, Volume 2, Issue 2, Article No: 09

https://doi.org/10.20897/ejeph/3924

Publication date: 07 Oct 2018

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