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Nerkar S S, Tamhankar AJ, Johansson E, Lundborg SC, Improvement in health and empowerment of families as a result of watershed management in a tribal area in India – a qualitative study, October 2013: BMC International Health and Human Rights, Vol: 13, No: 42

Nerkar S S, Tamhankar AJ, Johansson E, Lundborg SC, Improvement in health and empowerment of families as a result of watershed management in a tribal area in India – a qualitative study, October 2013: BMC International Health and Human Rights, Vol: 13, No: 42

This qualitative study assesses the impact of watershed management strategies on the health and the empowerment of families among a tribal community in Maharashtra. The findings point to the positive impact of the strategies in reducing public health challenges like...
Stephens C, Porter J, Nettleton C, Wills R, Disappearing, displaced, and undervalued: a call to action for Indigenous health worldwide, June 2006: The Lancet, Vol: 367, No: 9527; p2019-2028.

Stephens C, Porter J, Nettleton C, Wills R, Disappearing, displaced, and undervalued: a call to action for Indigenous health worldwide, June 2006: The Lancet, Vol: 367, No: 9527; p2019-2028.

The paper attempts to clarify basic definitions of “indigenous”, discusses their health concerns and analyses the underlying link between their social situation and the determinants of their poor health situation. It concludes with a call to action to policy makers...