Health and Sanitation Projects
Political Decentralization, Women’s Reservation and Child Health Outcomes: A Case Study of Rural Bihar
Santosh Kumar (Faculty / Researcher from Department of Global Health, University of Washington ) , and Nishith Prakash ( Faculty from Department of Economics, University of Connecticut & Human Rights Institute )
Project summary: This working paper studies how political decentralization and gender quotas in local governance affect maternal and child health in rural Bihar. Using multiple rounds of the District Level Household Survey (DLHS-1 and DLHS-3) for Bihar and the neighbouring…
Location: Rural districts of Bihar and Jharkhand, India (district-level coverage using DLHS data)
Read MoreConnectivity and Rural Development: Examining India’s Rural Road Construction Scheme
Santosh Kumar Gautam (Assistant Professor / Researcher from Keough School of Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame ) , Monica Shandal (Researcher from UC Santa Cruz ) , and Ariel Zucker (Assistant Professor / Researcher from UC Santa Cruz )
Project summary: This project evaluates the short-run impacts of India’s Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), the world’s largest rural road construction programme, on economic, social, and institutional outcomes in rural Uttar Pradesh. Using a novel village-level survey of 267…
Location: 14 districts around Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (Bahraich, Barabanki, Faizabad, Farrukhabad, Gonda, Sultanpur, Hardoi, Kanpur Dehat, Kanpur Nagar, Lakhimpur Kheri, Rae Bareli, Shahjahanpur, Sitapur, Unnao)
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Spring Health Water – High Frequency Survey
The purpose of this survey is to understand your household’s health and your water use practices. MORSEL Did Listing, Baseline, Midline, Endline and Follow Up Survey And Water Testing in Almost 2000 HH.
Location: Khurdha, Cuttack, Puri, Nayagarh, Ganjam And Jajapur In Odisha
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Understand the Drinking Water Status Of Rural Odisha
Alia Khan (Associate Director from University of Chicago Trust )
The objective of this activity is to conduct an study in Odisha to better understand the present status of drinking water in rural areas under single village piped water supply schemes. The exercise will encompass interviews, water quality tests, and…
Location: Rayagada and Kandhamal in Odisha
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Agricultural Practices and Flooding in Odisha” in Kendra pada and Jajapur District
This research study aims to collect information on the agricultural practices of farmers in Odisha. This Research will cover cropping, investment, and other farming practices. It will also cover the different schemes operating in the region and practices farmers have…
Location: Kendrapada & Jajapur Odisha
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Understand the Flooding effect and The Government Aids and Initiatives in Odisha
Suyash Nandgaonkar (Research Associate, from University Of Chicago (EPIC INDIA) )
This research study and survey on Flood affecting Odisha is being conducted to understand that the flood affecting and its perceptional measures and Government Schemes. MORSEL Collected Qualitative/FGD and KII Survey and did the transcription and analysis of the survey…
Location: Cuttack, Kendrapada and Jajapur
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Comparison of Venous and Capillary Blood Sample in Diagnosing Anemia in India.
Dr. Santosh Kumar (Associate Professor from University of Notre Dame ) , and Dr. Anna David (Assistant Professor from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur )
This research project aims to compare two blood sampling methods—venous blood draw and capillary blood from finger pricks—to assess the accuracy of anemia diagnosis in India. The study will involve collecting and comparing hemoglobin levels using both methods to evaluate…
Location: Uttar Pradesh
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Impacts of Indoor and Outdoor Air Pollution on Community Health in Punjab
Anshika Kansal (Assistant Manager from Lung Care Foundation )
This project investigates the impacts of indoor and outdoor air pollution on community health in the Jalandhar and Phagwara blocks of Punjab. By combining quantitative surveys of 600 households with qualitative methods such as focus group discussions, in-depth interviews, and…
Location: Punjab-Ludhiana
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Indiqol: A Longitudinal Study on Health and Well-being Impact of COVID-19 in India
Kompal Sinha (Associate Professor from Macquarie University )
The IndiQol Project is a research initiative aimed at understanding how Indians value different health statuses and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health and well-being. It is being conducted by a research team led by Associate Professor Kompal…
Location: Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Rajasthan and Maharashtra
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Vulnerable Children of Maharashtra A Report on the Status of Children Orphaned by COVID – 19
. (" from Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy )
Researchers contacted all CWCs (Child Welfare Committees) and DCPUs (District Child Protection Units) across all 36 districts of Maharashtra. However, not all CWC sand DCPUs agreed to be interviewed and the available percentage reflects the numbers that agreed to speak.…
Location: Maharashtra
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Social Accountability And Healthcare Delivery
Manoj Mohanan (Associate Professor of Public Policy from Duke University ) , Vikram Rajan ( from World Bank ) , and Harsha Thirumurthy (Professor of Medical Ethics and Health Policy from UNC )
Social Accountability (SA) has received considerable global attention as a potential model to improve delivery of services and resulting population outcomes, particularly in health. SA encompasses a set of governance interventions aimed at increasing community participation and strengthening community members’…
Location: Sultanpur and Fatehpur
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COVID – 19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Women in Delhi
. (" from Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy )
The research organization chosen Delhi as the site of study. According to the data drawn from the Co Win portal, 954 women were vaccinated for every 1,000 men in India. The corresponding gender gap in vaccination rates among metro cities…
Location: Delhi
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