Neethi Rao |

Neethi Rao

Neethi Rao is a health systems researcher and policy analyst who has worked on intersectoral action for health and evidence-informed policymaking. She is currently a postdoctoral research fellow at the Azim Premji University in Bangalore, focused on studying the health policy intersections of climate change in India.

Blogs

Using climate information for health decision-making

Climate change is among the key themes for the upcoming Sixth Global Symposium on Health Systems Research, to be held in Dubai later this year. Health professionals (such as myself) have clearly recognized the huge opportunities and challenges that climate change has brought. But as I journey back after attending the International Conference on...

Federalism & Accountability in healthcare delivery in India

The Constitution of India declares India to be a Union of States. There are 29 states and seven union territories, each at different stages of economic and social development. The Constitution also lays out the jurisdictions of the states and the central governments in the form of the State, Union and Concurrent lists. Health for example is a st...