Public Health Research Projects

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1LSE Department of Management RIIF Grant: Geographic Information Systems for Primary Healthcare Management in India.London School of EconomicsFebruary 2022 to Dec 2023
2Concurrent Learnings on Complication Management in Maternal and New-born CareSambodhi (BMGF)Nov 2022-30th April , 2024
3Improving women’s health and livelihoodOLA FOUNDATION1st Aug 2023 t0 1st Aug 2024
4“Documentation of Midwifery Initiative: Policy development and implementation”IIPHG (BMGF)1st July 2023 to 30th June 2024
5Consultancy to support SEI in the development of a new project in Durg District, ChhattisgarhSEI/FAIRMED25th July 2023 to 24th Sep 2023
6LSE International Development Department RIIF Grant: Everyday Resilience and Capacity- Building in Primary Helathcare: A study of Village Health Sanitation and Nutrition Committees (VHSNCs) in Rural IndiaLondon School of EconomicsDec 2021 to Dec 2022
7Improving maternal-neonatal outcomes through implementing Quality Midwifery
Services in India: a case study of facilitators and barriers
MRCApril 2021 to April 2023
8To carry out Regional Analysis and assessment on working conditions and Environments for Nurses and Midwives in the south East Asian RegionWHO SEARO18th April 2022 to 31st December 2022
9 Validation of the Childbirth experience questionnaire -CEQ2 in Karnataka-Phycometric propertiesUniversity of GothenburgAug 2021- March 2022
10Transcription services for study titled “Evaluation of Leadership Course for Midwives in India (Study)University of GothenburgJuly 2021- March 2022
11To development of technical manuscripts for publication from midwifery competency assessment study findingsIIPHG1st Aug 2021 to 31st Oct 2021
12Contextual factors influencing India’s effort in implementing midwife-led care (Study)University of GothenburgJuly 2021- March 2022
Impact evaluation of Kala-azar elimination program (baseline and Endline) MottMcdonald/ DFIDMarch 2016 – Dec 2018
Analysis of bottlenecks for achieving universal Civil registration in Rajasthan by 2020UNICEFNov-March 2018
Gender access to Visceral Leishmaniasis treatmentMottMcdonald/ DFIDOct 2017-
Jan 2018
Assessment of BCC under Kala azar elimination programMottMcdonald/ DFIDJanuary 2017- June 2017
Assessment of service delivery facilities under Kala azar elomination programMottMcdonald/ DFIDNovember 2016-May 2017
Evaluation of Post Partum IUCD program Urban Healt IntiativeJan 2015-June 2015
Maternal and Child Health Care Knowledge, behavior and Support for young migrants and non-migrantsUniversity of California, San FransciscoApril 2015 – June 2015
mMitra Evaluation – mMitra maternal and Child health programDASRAApril 2015 – August 2016
ORS and zinc use during childhood diarrhea episodes: KAP among caregivers in UP  William J Clinton FoundationJune 2014-September 2014
Evaluating effectiveness of symptom checklist to improve PP care WHOJanuary 2013 – October 2013
Improving Maternal and Child Health in India (IMATCHINE) – Qualitative evaluationDuke UniversityDecember 2011 to June 2013
Key Health and Sanitation Practices among mothers belonging to marginalized community in BiharProject Concern InternationalOctober 2011 to September 2016
Health Disparity Study in selected districts in BiharProject Concern InternationalJan – June 2012
Qualitative assessment of the Successful strategies of Vistaar Project IntraHealthSeptember 2011 to December 2011
Development and impact assessment of an mHealth package (DRISTHI) for rural IndiaWellcome TrustSept’11 – Aug’14
Enhancing Quality in Primary Health Care – Warangal, APFHIApr.2009- May. 2010
Impact evaluation of reproductive and child health program through social intermediaries of DHAN foundationICICI FoundationMarch 2010 – Dec 2010
Evaluation of Sexual Health Program (Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka)APSANov 2009 – August 2011
A Pilot Study on Examining the Barriers to Accessing HIV Testing and Counselling Services among High Risk Populations in IndiaWHOJul.2009-Dec.2009
Survey of legal professionals and law enforcement officials to assess their support for safe abortion as a women’s right and public health issueASAPJul.2009-
Dec. 2009

Strengthening Management Skills of the District Health Team Tumkur districtIPH, Bangalore Jun 2009– Jul. 2011
GAP Inc. and ICRW’s Signature Program for Women Garment Workers in IndiaICRW, New DelhiOct.2008-Mar.2009
A Process Document of SNEHAL ProjectCARE-IndiaFeb.2009- May 2009
Field Testing the Quality Assessment Protocols of AFHSWHOJan.2009- Mar.2009
Determination of Workforce Availability and Performance of Specialists & General Duty Medical OfficersIPH, Bangalore July 2009 – September 2009
White Paper on Urban Reproductive Health Initiative Uttar Pradesh Family Health International (FHI) Oct.2009- Dec. 2009
A study to Evaluate WHO/ADH the Orientation Programme on Adolescent Health and Job-AidWHONov.2008- Nov.2009
Evaluating a WHO/CAH Intervention for Training Health Providers to Improve Youth-Friendly Services in IndiaWHO, Geneva & ICRW, Washington, DC
Policy Review on Adolescent Reproductive and Sexual HealthOxfam Great BritainNov 06 – Oct 07
Evidenced Based Planning for District Level Response to HIV/AIDS in Bharatpur District of RajasthanOxfam Great BritainNove 06 – Oct 07
Understanding health and nutrition concerns of urban poor in Ahmedabad: A Situation AnalysisICICINov 05 – Jan 07
Analysis of Civil Registration Data, Gujarat, 2004 – Policy Recommendations FRHSDecember, 2005 to January, 2006
The Nutrition and Gender Initiative, UdaipurInternational Centre for Research on Women (ICRW)Aug. 2004 – Oct. 2005
Client Perceptions of Quality of Abortion Care, Access to, and the Constraints Faced in Acquiring Abortion Care, JharkhandPopulation CouncilJul. 2004 – Sept. 2005
Action Planning for Women’s Reproductive Health Services in South Asia, – India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Srilanka The World BankApr. – Jul. 2004;
Baseline Survey for Interventions to Save Mothers’ and Newborn Lives in Vadodara District Deepak Charitable TrustApr. 2004-Sept. 2004
Community Health Insurance in India – do they perform? Tamil Nadu & GujaratSir Ratan Tata TrustJan. 2004 –Aug. 2005
Community Based Approach to Married Adolescent Girls’ Reproductive Health, AhmednagarRockefeller FoundationSeptember 2000 – April 2005
Review of Quality of Women’s Reproductive Health Services in India, Karnataka, RajasthanThe World BankOct. 2003 –Mar. 2004
Improving the Quality of Care for AIDS Patients through Private Practitioners: A Pilot Project, Karnataka Population CouncilMay 2003 – Jun., 2004
Perspectives on injectable contraceptives in India: a multi-centric study of users and providers, Ahmedabad United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)Jun. 2002 –Jun. 2003
Increasing Community Involvement in Planning and Monitoring of Services: Operations Research in Family Planning and Reproductive Health, KarnatakaPopulation CouncilJul. 2000 – Jul. 2003
Study on Availability and Accessibility of Abortion care, AhmedabadHealth WatchJan. 2002 –Jan. 2003
Understanding Young Men’s Friendship And Peer Group Relations, BangaloreFord Foundation (Small Grants Program)Oct. 2000 –Feb. 2003
A Study of Factors Contributing to Maternal Death, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and OrissaPopulation CouncilApr. 2000 –Feb. 2001
Strengthening Public Sector Reproductive Health Services Ahmednagar District, MaharashtraThe Ford FoundationApr. 1993 –Jun. 2001
Study of Condom Use among Married and Unmarried Males, AhmedabadFord Foundation (Small Grants Projects)Nov. 1999 –Nov. 2000
Reproductive Health Seeking Behaviour of Married Adolescent Girls in Urban slums of AhmedabadPopulation Council (Small Grants Project)Feb. 1999 –Feb. 2000
Step-wise Ethnographic Investigation in Youth Behaviour, BangaloreFord FoundationAug. 1996- Mar. 1999
Use of Reproductive Health Services by Married Adolescent Females, Ahmednagar District, Maharashtra.Rockefeller FoundationSept ‘95 – Feb ‘98
Developing Methodology For Decentralised Planning In Health Services, Dharwad District, Karnataka.International Health Policy Program (IHPP)Aug ‘94 – March ‘99
A Review of selected innovative projects in Family Welfare in IndiaThe World BankSept ‘90 – April ‘91