Dheepa Rajan
Biographic Data
| ID | 9023941 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dheepa Rajan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dheepa |
| FAMILY NAME | Rajan |
| SIGNATURE | RAJAN D |
| AFFILIATIONS | World Health Organization |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8733-0560 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Conceptually mapping how investing in essential public health functions (EPHFs) and common goods for health (CGH) can improve health system performance
Background: Calls for investing in essential public health functions (EPHFs) and common goods for health (CGH) are numerous, but it is often unclear to policymakers how such investments lead to health system improvements. Objectives: To showcase plausible pathways between actions taken to improve specific health system functions-in other words, investments in EPHFs and CGH-and their impact on health system performance, the health systems performa…
Does global health governance walk the talk? Gender representation in World Health Assemblies, 1948–2021
BACKGROUND: While an estimated 70%-75% of the health workforce are women, this is not reflected in the leadership roles of most health organisations-including global decision-making bodies such as the World Health Assembly (WHA). METHODS: We analysed gender representation in WHA delegations of Member States, Associate Members and Observers (country/territory), using data from 10 944 WHA delegations and 75 815 delegation members over 1948-2021. De…
Covid-19 has exposed the need for health system assessments to be more child health-sensitive
The COVID-19 pandemic is directly and indirectly impacting children’s health [1]. Although the evidence base in this area is expanding, there is still much we do not know. Paediatric Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome temporally associated with COVID-19 (MIS-C: Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome – Children) and long COVID are the most notable direct effects of COVID-19 infection on [...]
Symptoms of a broken system
A growing chorus of voices are questioning the glaring lack of women in COVID-19 decision-making bodies. Men dominating leadership positions in global health has long been the default mode of governing. This is a symptom of a broken system where governance is not inclusive of any type of diversity, be it gender, geography, sexual orientation, race, socio-economic status or disciplines within and beyond health – excluding those who offer unique pe…
Governance of the Covid-19 response
Policy dialogue as a collaborative tool for multistakeholder health governance
INTRODUCTION: Health system governance is the cornerstone of performant, equitable and sustainable health systems aiming towards universal health coverage. Global health actors have increasingly been using policy dialogue (PD) as a governance tool to engage with both state and non-state stakeholders. Despite attempts to frame PD practices, it remains a catch-all term for both health systems professionals and researchers. METHOD: We conducted a sc…
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Symptoms of a broken system
A growing chorus of voices are questioning the glaring lack of women in COVID-19 decision-making bodies. Men dominating leadership positions in global health has long been the default mode of governing. This is a symptom of a broken system where governance is not inclusive of any type of diversity, be it gender, geography, sexual orientation, race, socio-economic status or disciplines within and beyond health – excluding those who offer unique pe…
Governance of the Covid-19 response
Policy dialogue as a collaborative tool for multistakeholder health governance
INTRODUCTION: Health system governance is the cornerstone of performant, equitable and sustainable health systems aiming towards universal health coverage. Global health actors have increasingly been using policy dialogue (PD) as a governance tool to engage with both state and non-state stakeholders. Despite attempts to frame PD practices, it remains a catch-all term for both health systems professionals and researchers. METHOD: We conducted a sc…
Does global health governance walk the talk? Gender representation in World Health Assemblies, 1948–2021
BACKGROUND: While an estimated 70%-75% of the health workforce are women, this is not reflected in the leadership roles of most health organisations-including global decision-making bodies such as the World Health Assembly (WHA). METHODS: We analysed gender representation in WHA delegations of Member States, Associate Members and Observers (country/territory), using data from 10 944 WHA delegations and 75 815 delegation members over 1948-2021. De…
Covid-19 has exposed the need for health system assessments to be more child health-sensitive
The COVID-19 pandemic is directly and indirectly impacting children’s health [1]. Although the evidence base in this area is expanding, there is still much we do not know. Paediatric Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome temporally associated with COVID-19 (MIS-C: Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome – Children) and long COVID are the most notable direct effects of COVID-19 infection on [...]
Conceptually mapping how investing in essential public health functions (EPHFs) and common goods for health (CGH) can improve health system performance
Background: Calls for investing in essential public health functions (EPHFs) and common goods for health (CGH) are numerous, but it is often unclear to policymakers how such investments lead to health system improvements. Objectives: To showcase plausible pathways between actions taken to improve specific health system functions-in other words, investments in EPHFs and CGH-and their impact on health system performance, the health systems performa…
Corporate governance (4 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Health Policy (2 works) · Healthcare Systems and Reforms (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Public health (2 works) · Sex and Gender in Healthcare (2 works)