Falun Gong officials have generally denied that those who set themselves on fire were genuine practitioners, noting that the teachings of its exiled leader, Li Hongzhi, specifically forbid suicide.
Policy makers and practitioners noted that epidemiological evidence was used to determine the nature and scope of a problem and for surveillance purposes: 'Epidemiology or prevalence data provided a map or primary rationale for working in the setting' (P/SM).
More junior practitioners noted that even with respect to TCAM systems: "We three (Ayurveda, Unani and Homoeopathy) are together here, but cross-reference is very, very less…We don't know what is the strong point of Ayurveda, Unani.
Practitioners noted that health information management at government and facility levels could be more effectively coordinated (e.g. data sharing between the SRH directorate and MoPH, cooperation between Maternal Health Units and Integrated Maternal/Child Health Nutrition units).
S. Girikumar, a private practitioner, noted that communication and collaboration between conservators and institutes needs to be better because if an institution does not have labs or resources, there are other institutions that do have the right facilities.
This practitioner noted that there are some projects when not all six steps are used.
This same practitioner noted that foresight theory, concepts, and processes are sometimes too complicated for non-practitioners in the company and need a "corporate language" instead.
This practitioner noted that departments have high praise for the results and intelligence foresight brings; however, there were few senior management champions of foresight.
In one case, the practitioner noted that managers embraced foresight because their industry was changing rapidly and they wanted to stay ahead of change (I07).
One practitioner noted that: "there are higher rates of child abuse amongst poor populations that also have low social capital".
