Healthcare Gender and Conflict in Kashmir

This book is based on final report of I. C. M. R. project. It deals with most crucial problem in J&K, i.e. healthcare. Before 1989, the gender healthcare was not available fully , properly and satisfactory in urban, rural and hilly areas in the state. But, after 1989, even these meager gender healthcare facilities/service were seriously disturbed and the entire system was made nonfunctional. It was in the preceding context that this empirical study was carried out in 201213. The focus of this scientific study was to know about existing gender healthcare conditions, problems, facilities and services. While the impact of conflict on gender healthcare was assessed objectively , the reconstruction of this network was also analysed. This study is composed of eigth specific case studies of health centres in Kashmir which are [I] P .H.C. In Hazratbal, Srinagar [ii] P .H.C. in Khan Sahib, Budgam [iii] P .H.C. in Delina, Baramulla [iv] P .H.C. in Achhabal, Anantnag [v] I. C. D. S. in Kashmir [vi] N.R.H.M. in Kashmir [vii] Lal Ded Hospital in Srinagar [viii] Children’ s Hospital, Srinagar. The book stands for an empirical investigation of the negative as well as positive aspects of gender healthcare which needs to be rebuilt necessarily and immediately. This study has generated a lot of gender health statistics which will be of tremendous use for experts, researchers and academicians.