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A valuable contribution that enhances the regional understanding of maternal and child health issues. The book will contribute towards evidence-based policy- making to improve MCH indicators. - K.S. James, Director, International Institute for Social Sciences, Mumbai Improving national averages disguise the unacceptable inequities in social and economic progress that continue to plague India. This book makes an important contribution to identifying some of the disparities in maternal and child health between and within the Empowered Action Group (EAG) states, as well as making practical policy recommendations to improve the health situation of those most disadvantaged. Its findings should be taken seriously. - Alaka M Basu, Former Professor, Department of Global Development, Cornell University.

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Sandhya R Mahapatro is Assistant Professor, Economics Division, at the A. N. Sinha Institute of Social Studies, Patna, India. She pursued her doctoral and postdoctoral research in migration studies. Her current research areas include issues related to health economics, migration, maternal and child health and gender. Udaya S Mishra, a Statistician/Demographer, is Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Bio-statistics at the International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, India, with research contributions in the areas of aging, health and nutrition, in addition to population policy and programme evaluation. His current research interest includes measurement issues in health and equity focusing on the evaluation of outcomes. Shubh Swain is an implementation scientist and a policy thought leader in the multi-sectoral areas of gender, nutrition, food systems and global health. He has worked in several regions, including South Asia and East Africa. He works as a Research Associate at the Tata Cornell Institute, Cornell University, USA. Shubh’s current work focuses on developing strategies to involve men in achieving better nutritional status for women in low- and middle-income countries.

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