Reports & Publications

A number of research papers, presentations and studies have documented the efficiency and efficacy of the Karuna Trust model. Below is a partial list that catalogues the more important ones.

Annual Reports

Publications

Total Management Of Essential RCH and Primary Health care through Public Private Partnership

Total Management Of Essential RCH and Primary Health care through Public Private Partnership-Five year’s project completion report -2006-2011

A community based field research project investigating anemia amongst young children living in rural Karnataka, India: a cross sectional study.

Sant-Rayn Pasricha, Varalaxmi V, Prashanth NS, Sudarshan H, Beverley-Ann B, Jim B & Arun Shet. (2009) A community based field research project investigating anemia amongst young children living in rural Karnataka, India: a cross sectional study. BMC Public Health. 9:59 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-9-59

Can public-private partnerships improve health in India?

Ghanashyam B. (2008) Can public-private partnerships improve health in India? The Lancet, 372(9642), p.878-879

Presentation at the Multi-Dimensional Workshop on Public Private Partnership, Health Insurance, Quality Management, Data Triangulation and Financial Management in Health NRHM, MoHFW, Govt. of India

Sudarshan H. (2008) Presentation at the Multi-Dimensional Workshop on Public Private Partnership, Health Insurance, Quality Management, Data Triangulation and Financial Management in Health NRHM, MoHFW, Govt. of India

Case study of Karuna Trust Manasa Project

Sir Ratan Tata Trust, Mumbai (2008) Case study of Karuna Trust Manasa Project

Choosing Health: An Opportunity for India – Presentation, Centre for Global Health Research

Sudarshan H. (2007) Choosing Health: An Opportunity for India – Presentation, Centre for Global Health Research

Case study of Karuna Trust PPP

Indo-Dutch Programme on Alternatives in Development (2006) Case study of Karuna Trust PPP

Karuna Trust, Karnataka, India. Good and Bad Practices: Case Study No. 19

Ralf Radermacher, Olga van Putten-Rademaker, Verena Müller, Natasha Wig & David Dror (2005) Karuna Trust, Karnataka, India. Good and Bad Practices: Case Study No. 19, CGAP Working Group on Microinsurance.


PPP in Primary Eye Care - Presentation LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad

Sudarshan H. PPP in Primary Eye Care – Presentation LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad

PPP in Primary Eye Care - Presentation LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad

Karuna Trust Health Sector Reforms in India: Initiatives from nine states WHO India website