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India’s Janani Suraksha Yojana: Challenges Ahead

Timothy Jennings1, Vikram Singh2, Frances M Rodriguez3, Isha Patel4★★ Corresponding author

  1. 1Marshall University School of Pharmacy, Huntington, West Virginia, UNITED STATES.
  2. 2Department of Medicine, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA.
  3. 3Department of Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy, Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR, UNITED STATES.
  4. 4Department of Pharmacy Practice, Administration and Research, Marshall University School of Pharmacy, Huntington, West Virginia, UNITED STATES.

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Isha Patel

Department of Pharmacy Practice, Administration and Research, Marshall University School of Pharmacy, Huntington, West Virginia, UNITED STATES.

pateli@marshall.edu

Received: 03-07-2019; Revised: 18-08-2019; Accepted: 19-09-2019.

Volume 5, Issue 3 · pp. 49–50 · PUBLISHED · DOI: 10.5530/jppcm.2019.3.12

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ABSTRACT

In August of 2016, an article was published in The Hindu detailing a terrible story. The article, written by Vidya Krishnan and entitled “Labour pain: Sitapur’s maternity racket,” tells of a young India couple in the state of Uttar Pradesh who were gouged for money while trying to participate in a free government program to promote births by trained professionals called the Janani Suraksha Yojana, or JSY. This program was designed to help families stay safe during the process of childbirth in compliance with the World Health Organization’s goals.[1] The extortion came in the form of demanded tips from the people involved and threats were made when the victims did not initially comply. The program offers enough money to the participants to pay for the birth with some leftover, but, due to a loophole in the system, this young couple had yet to receive anything.

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      Jennings, T., Singh, V., Rodriguez, F. M., & Patel, I. (). India’s Janani Suraksha Yojana: Challenges Ahead. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Community Medicine, 5(3), 49–50. https://doi.org/10.5530/jppcm.2019.3.12