Exploring the challenges and prospects of healthcare reporting in India's Hinterland

Observatorio (OBS*) Pub Date : 2022-09-30 DOI:10.15847/obsobs16320222084

Nayan Jyoti Nath, Gayatri Tamuli

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Differential access and utilisation of healthcare services are caused by multiple Social Determinants of Health (SDHs), which requires adequate and informed policy intervention. The mass media, mainly the news media, have been seen as a practical approach in communicating the health anomalies at the policy level. The comprehensive coverage of factors associated with the healthcare system can further lead to addressing inequalities in health. The study was aimed to identify the factors that act against effective reporting of healthcare news from peripheral regions of India. The qualitative method was employed to examine media professionals' persistent challenges and experiences in covering health-related disparities. Sixteen media professionals were interviewed during October 2019 employed in vernacular news agencies all across the north-eastern state of Assam, India. Three themes have emerged from the analysis covering health-related news and barriers to healthcare in the peripheral region and identifying health-related disparities. It is found that an effective reporting mechanism of the health news will positively influence the policymakers and undertake efforts to address the health-related disparities.

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探索印度腹地医疗保健报告的挑战和前景

保健服务获得和利用的差异是由多种健康社会决定因素造成的，这需要充分和知情的政策干预。大众媒体，主要是新闻媒体，已被视为在政策一级通报卫生异常情况的一种切实可行的办法。全面覆盖与卫生保健系统相关的因素可进一步导致解决卫生不平等问题。该研究的目的是确定对印度周边地区有效报道卫生保健新闻的因素。采用定性方法来检查媒体专业人员在报道与健康有关的差异方面的持续挑战和经验。2019年10月，在印度东北部阿萨姆邦的当地通讯社工作的16名媒体专业人员接受了采访。从分析中出现了三个主题，涵盖了与健康有关的新闻和外围地区的医疗保健障碍，并确定了与健康有关的差异。研究发现，有效的健康新闻报道机制将对政策制定者产生积极影响，并为解决健康相关差异做出努力。

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