Shifting Cultivation in Orissa, INDIA

Cultivation of Ipecacuanha in India

Economic Models of Shifting Cultivation: A Review

Small-Scale Farming and Shifting Cultivation

Hardship financing of healthcare among rural poor in Orissa, India

BACKGROUND This study examines health-related "hardship financing" in order to get better insights on how poor households finance their out-of-pocket healthcare costs. We define hardship financing as having to borrow money with interest or to sell assets to pay out-of-pocket healthcare costs. METHODS Using survey data of 5,383 low-income households in Orissa, one of the poorest states of Indi...

Rapid spread of Chikungunya virus infection in Orissa: India

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES A large number of cases of undiagnosed fever and joint pain were reported from different parts of the State of Orissa since February 2006. Epidemiological and laboratory investigation were carried out to confirm the cause of emerging illness, which was provisionally suspected as Chikungunya (CHIK) fever. METHODS Upon getting the reports of suspected CHIK like illness i...