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Book SynopsisThe healthcare industry is one of the largest and fastest-growing service industries in the world. The respective merits of public and private healthcare systems are continually debated, but a third system – that of healthcare cooperatives – is rapidly emerging as a universal, community-focused and cost-effective alternative. Rooted in remarkable examples from every corner of the world, World Healthcare Cooperatives highlights both the challenges a successful healthcare cooperative may face, as well as its proven effectiveness in making a difference.
Understanding that, for many, especially in developing countries, private hospitals and healthcare insurance plans are expensive and out of reach, and that globally many public healthcare systems are under-resourced, chapters demonstrate how healthcare cooperatives have a critical role to play in providing services sustainably and at an affordable cost. Addressing the persistent gap between supply and demand in the healthcare sector, the authors highlight the capability of healthcare cooperatives to create a positive impact. With examples from Canada, Argentina, Japan, Africa, Brazil, Columbia, Sri Lanka, Spain, and India, chapters showcase the services that cooperatives can offer their communities, including the establishment of hospitals, medical facilities, and other infrastructure, as well as opportunities in biotechnology and information technology research.
Considering more than 100 million households worldwide that have benefitted from healthcare cooperatives, this pioneering collection triggers a new direction of research to support those seeking to establish healthcare infrastructure in developing and least developed countries in achieving universal healthcare for all.
Table of ContentsIntroduction: World Healthcare Cooperatives: Challenges and Opportunities; K.K. Tripathy, Sneha Kumari, V.G. Venkatesh, M.P. Sukumaran Nair, and R. Jayalakshmi
Chapter 1. The Emergence of Health Cooperatives: Experiences and Way Forward; Ashok Dalwai, Ritambhara Singh, Vishita Khanna, and Rutuparna S.
Chapter 2. Role and Importance of Cooperative Structure in Healthcare (with Regional Perspectives); Vignesh Sudhir and Sudhir Velayudhan
Chapter 3. Initiatives and Learnings from World Healthcare Models; Sneha Kumari, V.G. Venkatesh, Priyanka Sunil Kothmire, M.P. Sukumaran Nair, and K.K. Tripathy
Chapter 4. Governance of Healthcare Cooperatives with Reference to the Case of Thrikkakara Healthcare Cooperative; M.P. Sukumaran Nair
Chapter 5. Healthcare Cooperatives in Argentina and Their Effect on Women and the Local Communities; Nirupama Patwardhan
Chapter 6. Successful Model of Healthcare Cooperative Models: A Road Map – Abdur Razzaque Ansari Memorial (ARAM) Hospital by Handloom Weavers Jharkhand; Niharika Singh and Aditi Mishra
Chapter 7. Spain Healthcare Cooperatives: Inspiring Model for the Developing Countries; Khushbu Thadani and Mansi Patnaik
Chapter 8. Rebuilding and Founding Healthcare Cooperatives: A Review of ‘Ayushman Sahakar’ Scheme in India and ‘Gampaha’ Cooperative in Srilanka as a Development Mechanism; Samaya Pillai, Manik Kadam, Madhavi Damle, and Pankaj Pathak
Chapter 9. Ideating Healthcare Cooperatives as Parallel Progression for Health and Healthcare Services; Leelavathi R., Arun Prakash, and Rakhi Mohan
Chapter 10. Challenges and Growing Opportunities for Healthcare Cooperatives; Raj Krishna and Kumar Mukul Choudhary
