Good coordination has been established between education and health programmes (immunisation, health counselling, reproductive health, health mediators), and programmes for parental counselling on child-rearing practices.
National level decision makers used their power sources as negotiation tools to frame maternal health issues and design maternal health policies and programmes within the framework of the national health sector programme of work.
As described, most of the interventions for perinatal depression were integrated into existing health programmes, such as nutrition, child health, and development programmes, positive parenting programs, PMTCT programmes, routine childbirth education sessions, and community health programmes.
Sexual and reproductive health policies and programmes should be designed to take these differences into account.
Most health policies and programmes are complex and they are likely to have multiple effects.
Empowered non-governmental organisations can effectively advocate for the implementation of reproductive health policies and programmes.
The Indian public health system and programmes are currently undergoing a major reform.
Health policies and programmes entail the use of resources, particularly human resources such as time.
In his over 20 years experience he has managed various health projects and programmes.
Without sound data, it is difficult to inform health policy and programmes.
