Policy Briefs & Reports

Mapping Medical Providers in Rural India: Four Key Trends

Jishnu Das
The MAQARI Team

Centre for Policy Research

February 1, 2011

In this study, any practitioner that served as a primary point of contact for the diagnosis and treatment of general illnesses was classified as a medical provider, regardless of their qualifications. This also includes public sector paramedical staff such as ANMs, ASHA workers and MPWs.