Question 1

What is the Pharmaceutical Market Attractiveness Index (MAI)?

Accepted Answer

MAI = Demand^α × Realizability^(1-α) (geometric mean, α=0.5). Demand captures epidemiological/demographic need; Realizability captures healthcare infrastructure & access to convert demand into prescriptions. Three variants: Overall, Chronic, Acute.

Question 2

How many districts does DistrictDx cover?

Accepted Answer

785 LGD districts reconciled via Local Government Directory crosswalk, covering all Indian states and UTs with boundary-inheritance flags.

Question 3

What data sources are used?

Accepted Answer

Census 2011, NFHS-5 (2019-21) & NFHS-4, NASA VIIRS Black Marble nightlights, Rural Health Statistics (MoHFW), PMGSY road connectivity, NVBDCP/IDSP disease incidence — all free public data. Validated against NSSO OOP, Jan Aushadhi, PMJAY & HMIS proxies.

Question 4

Can I embed DistrictDx on my website?

Accepted Answer

Yes. DistrictDx is embeddable via iframe on https://www.sourabhpradhan.in and other allowed origins using Content-Security-Policy frame-ancestors. Contact Sourabh Pradhan for embed code.