PULSE OF POLICY Governing Public Health and Medicine in India

Book Overview
Pulse of Policy is a comprehensive legal and policy treatise examining the governance of public health and medicine in India. It explores how India's constitutional framework, regulatory institutions, and legislative history collectively shape the country's healthcare system.
The book is organized into five parts covering:

Constitutional & Foundational Framework — Healthcare rights under Article 21, historical evolution of medical laws, and India's international health obligations.
Regulatory Architecture & Governance — Central and state healthcare regulators, and professional medical councils.
Clinical Practice & Healthcare Delivery — Medical practice standards, pharmaceutical regulation, and specialized domains like mental health and AYUSH.
Public Health & Emergency Response — Epidemic disease control, communicable disease prevention, and environmental/occupational health law.
Healthcare Financing & Future Directions — Health insurance regulation, digital health governance, and contemporary legal reform challenges.