Previous Projects

An intervention for initiating a public private partnership for managing TB and HIV in collaboration with LEPRA Society in Hyderabad City with financial support from LEPRA Society through EU funds and TARGETS Research Programme Consortium. Unpublished report available with MAAS (2008).

“Issues Around Care Providers In Family For Communicable Diseases In Rural India: With A Special Focus On HIV/AIDS”. Research study in Maval Tehsil of Pune District, Maharashtra with support from the TAREGETS Research Programme Consortium. Unpublished report available with MAAS (2008).

“Increasing Access and Utilization of DOTS through Scale-up of Public-Private Mix in RNTCP: An Intervention Research Study in Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation”. A collaborative study with the City TB Control Society, Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation, with funding support from the TAREGETS Research Programme Consortium and the Municipal Corporation of Pimpri-Chinchwad. Dissemination report published and available with MAAS (2008).

“Constructing Databases on Tribal Health focusing on Communicable Diseases: Situational Analysis in Adilabad District”. A study in collaboration with LEPRA Society in Adilabad District with support from TARGETS Research Programme Consortium (2008). Unpublished report available with MAAS.

“Mainstreaming of AYUSH under National Rural Health Mission”. A Study in four States of India namely Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra . Unpublished report available with MAAS (2009).

“Situational Analysis of the TB Programme of Network Theni”. A study in collaboration with DAC Trust in Theni District, Tamil Nadu with support from TARGET-TB, UK. Dissemination report published and available with MAAS (2010).

“Baseline Situation Assessment of TB, HIV, TB/HIV Co-infection and other Sexually Transmitted Infections in Dewas, Harda, Indore and Bhopal for Health for All Project in Madhya Pradesh”. A study in collaboration with LEPRA Society . Unpublished report available with MAAS (2010).

“Defining and Understanding Vulnerability and Risk in relation to Communicable Diseases: A Study Exploring Emic Perspective of Inter-State Migrants working in Small Scale Industrial Setting of Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation”. Study with support from TARGETS Research Programme Consortium (2010).

“Exploring Issues of the Family Members as Caregivers for HIV infected Individuals: Responses from Urban Area of Pune”. Study undertaken in collaboration with National AIDS Research Institute, Pune with financial support from DFID, UK-funded Evidence for Action Research Programme Consortium (2010).

“Current Challenges and Opportunities for the Integration of TB and HIV services for Co-Infected Patients: A Pilot Study in Pune, INDIA”. A study in collaboration with National AIDS Research Institute and DFID, UK funded Evidence for Action Research Programme Consortium (2010).

“Evaluation of Sevadham Trust’s Tribal Rural Leprosy Eradication Scheme (TRLES) including its TB Control Activities in Pune District”. Study supported by Swiss Emmaus (FAIRMED) (2011).

“Building Research Skills Capacity: Developing a feasible and replicable model in a remote district of Tamil Nadu”. A Study in collaboration with Development Action Consortium Trust, Theni, Tamil Nadu supported by Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi and Target TB, UK. Dissemination report published and available with MAAS (2012).

“Adolescent Women and Microbicide Trials: Assessing the Challenges and Opportunities to Their Participation”. Study in collaboration with Family Health International, USA supported by National Institute of Mental Health, USA. (2012)

“Examining the acceptability of DOTS amongst patients and private practitioners in urban slums of Howrah, West Bengal”. A study in collaboration with and supported by St. Thomas Home, Howrah. Unpublished report available with MAAS (2012).

“Synthesizing Evidence on the Extent, Variations and Typology of Stigma across Leprosy, Tuberculosis and HIV and AIDS in order to contribute to Stigma Reduction Measures and Strategies”. Study supported by Social and Behavioural Research Division of Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi (2013).

“Exploring Family Planning and Mobile Phone Use among Low-Literate Population in Peri-Urban Areas of Delhi, India”. A feasibility study supported by Institute of Reproductive Health (IRH), Georgetown University, Washington, DC (2013).

“Operational Research to assess effective Advocacy, Communication and Social Mobilization Strategies in GFATM Round 9 TB Districts in the States of Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh. Study in collaboration with World Vision India (2013).

“Quality of Care and Gender Perspectives in TB Services: Synthesizing Evidence in Sindhudurg District, Maharashtra”. Study supported by Health System Research Division of Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi (2014).

“Socio-cultural features and Stigma of Leprosy for Treatment and Control in General Health Services in India: Cultural Epidemiological Study”. Multi-centric Study of ICMR Task Force on Leprosy in Thane District of Maharashtra (2014).

“Socioeconomic, cultural and behavioural features of prior and anticipated influenza vaccine uptake in urban and rural Pune District, India”. The study supported by World Health Organization, Geneva, through Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland (2015).

“Campaign for Education, Prevention and Treatment of TB II (CEPT II)”. Intervention Research Study in Virudhnagar and Kanchipuram Districts of Tamil Nadu in collaboration with Blossom Trust and Target TB UK (2015). Supported by Big Lottery Fund, UK.

“The Jharkhand Tribal Health Project”. Intervention Research Study in East and West Singhbhum Districts in collaboration with AID India and Target TB UK. Supported by Big Lottery Fund, UK (2015).

Community Assessment for Improving Influenza Vaccination Coverage of Pregnant Women: Pilot implementation of a generic protocol in Pune, India. The study supported by World Health Organization, Geneva, through Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland (2016).

Intervention Research Studies at Centre of Excellence: AYUSH in Public Health in the States of Himachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra. It is funded by Department of AYUSH, Government of India (2016).

“Study to Review Status of Education in Tribal Areas in Maharashtra”. A Study with Centre for Budget and Policy Studies (CBPS), Bangalore supported by UNICEF, Maharashtra (2016).

“Current Needs, Challenges and Opportunities for the Integration of Tuberculosis (TB) and Diabetes Mellitus (DM) Services for the Co-Infected Patients: An Operational Research Study in North and Central Delhi of India”. A study in collaboration with TB Alert India (2016).

“Examining Cultural Meanings, Experiences and Behaviours Associated with Child Malnutrition in Tribal Communities of Maharashtra to Contribute to Malnutrition Control Strategies”. Cultural Epidemiological Study in Thane District of Maharashtra . Supported by Reproductive and Child Health Division of Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi (2017).

Assessing Effectiveness of Information, Education and Communication Strategies Employed and Health Education Materials Produced by National Communicable Diseases Control Programmes in order to contribute to the development of Integrated Behaviour Change Communication Strategies. The study is supported by the Social and Behavioural Research Unit of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), New Delhi (2018-19).

“Development of Explorative Strategies to Address Low Transition Rates Among Tribal Students in Palghar District”. The study is supported by UNICEF, Mumbai Office (2018-19).

Improving Health Services for Communicable Diseases in Tribal Population through Innovative IEC and Community Participation Strategies: An Intervention Study in Palghar District of Maharashtra. The study is supported by the Social and Behavioural Research Unit of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), New Delhi.

Intervention Research Study: Adivasi Utthan Karyakram Phase-II. Sponsored by Tribal Development Department, State Government of Maharashtra.

Improving Health Services for Communicable Diseases in Tribal Population through Innovative IEC and Community Participation Strategies: An Intervention Study in Palghar District of Maharashtra.