2016| Sama This report is based on Sama’s study which undertook a comparative analysis of compensation mechanisms for clinical trial related injuries or deaths for seven countries – Brazil, Canada, Germany, India, Russia, South Africa and United Kingdom. The study was conducted during 2015-2016. Since the 1980s, with the emerging… Continue reading
2016| Sama This research report is based on a study conducted by Sama during 2015-2016 to assess the accessibility and affordability of drugs for which clinical trials were conducted on the Indian population. The study tried to explore key issues on – a) Are the drugs for which trials were… Continue reading
2015 | Sama This research report presents Sama’s study of the representation of population in school textbooks in India. It is based on reviews of social science textbooks prescribed by various state and central boards for classes 7 to 12. The study aims to examine the notion of population and/ or… Continue reading
2015 | Sama This report is based on the research conducted by Sama in 2014 which involved the systematic mapping and analysis of literature and data and a review of national and state health policies, programs and strategies relevant to early and child marriage and health outcomes in India. Recent studies on… Continue reading
2013 | Berne Declaration, Sama This research report is based on a study that Sama along with Berne Declaration, an independent Swiss NGO, undertook in 2012- 2013 to explore the conduct of clinical trials sponsored by Swiss pharmaceutical companies in India. The study aimed to look into whether these companies… Continue reading
2013 | Sama This research report is based on a study conducted by Sama to explore concepts and processes linked to clinical trials in India and exploring the perceptions of “Clinical Trial Subjects” (CTSs), learning about their motivations for participating in clinical trials developing a narrative about their experiences of the… Continue reading
Dr. Madhurima Nundy, Dr. Rajib Dasgupta, Kanica Kamungo, Sulakshana Nandi, Dr. Ganpathy Murugan 2013 | Sama This paper is based on a quantitative analysis of the operationalization of RSBY (the state funded health insurance scheme for BPL families) in Chhattisgarh. It presented findings from six studies on implementation of RSBY, enrollment… Continue reading
The paper critically reviews the evidence base on SHI (Social Health Insurance) in India from a right to health perspective. Continue reading
2012 | Sama This study focuses on commercial surrogacy-the practice of gestating a child for another couple or for an individual through the use of Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ARTs) and in return for remuneration. ARTs are a group of technologies, that assist in conception or in the carrying of pregnancy to… Continue reading
Sana Contractor, Deepa Venkatachalam, Yashashree Keni, Renuka Mukadam 2011 | CEHAT, Sama This research report is based on the study conducted in 2011 by Sama along with Cehat, a Mumbai based organization. The report highlights various existing gaps in the medico-legal and therapeutic response of the hospital to the survivors… Continue reading
The report is based on a study undertaken to understand the functioning of the private sector with regard to its policy and access to healthcare for the poor. It attempts to understand and explore the legal provision of free treatment for Economically Weaker Section (EWS) in the context of subsidies… Continue reading
The research report documents the lived experiences of women of different class and caste backgrounds who access reproductive technologies to have a biological child. It highlights the impact of ARTs on women, commercialisation of the ‘baby business’, while examining a wider set of issues in which ideas about market, science,… Continue reading
