Client Name: National Health System Resource Centre (NHSRC)   Location: New Delhi   Background Context: A new draft National Health Policy 2015 was prepared and shared in the public domain for comments and feedback. The Draft Health Policy 2015 while recognizing the achievements made so far, sought to build on it. The policy sought to take forward the […]

Client: International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) and Family Planning Association of India (FPAI) Location: Delhi, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Karnataka and West Bengal Background Context: IPPF South Asia Regional Office, a global healthcare provider and a leading advocate of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) for all, is working to advocate for the introduction of implants in […]

Client: George Institute for Global Health Location: Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Gujarat Background Context: UNICEF, in partnership with the George Institute for Global Health, Oxford University, and Reuters, initiated a program to develop a course that builds the capacities of journalists on Critical Appraisal Skills (CASP). The objective of the program was to empower […]

Client Name:Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) – UNOPS Location:Uttar Pradesh (Agra, Etah, Bahgpat, Muzaffarnagar and Saharanpur) Background Context: The Swacch Bharat Mission, Uttar Pradesh, sought to improve awareness of Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) among front-line service providers and ultimately women, girls and men; access to products and WASH  facilities, across districts in the state. […]

Client:Sanitation First Location: The survey was conducted in five slums in Puducherry, namely Santhikuppam, G N Palayam, Vaikal Mettu Theru, Periyapet, and Thidir Nagar.  Background Context: In 2014, Sanitation First (SF) installed 44 GroSan toilets in Puducherry with the aim of reducing open defecation in slum areas. GroSan toilets are based on the composting EcoSan principle, with […]

Client Name: United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Location: Rajasthan and Jharkhand  Background Context: The Contraceptives Social Marketing (CSM) program was founded on the principles of Social Marketing. In 1968, India became the first country to initiate a social marketing program for contraceptives with the launch of the Nirodh brand of unlubricated condoms, to provide impetus to a market […]

Client Name: American India Foundation (AIF)  Location: Chennai, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Delhi, Mumbai Background Context: AIF conceptualized the ‘Engage to Empower’ Program focused on creating aspirational career pathways and enabling candidates who lost livelihoods or lives of earning members due to Covid-19. The program specifically prioritizes women, persons with disabilities (PwDs), marginalized youth, and families who lost their earning members […]

Client Name: University of Liverpool Location: Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh Background Context:  A study conducted by Mann Global Health in 2021 estimates that over 400,000 menstrual cups are sold in India annually and India is the largest market for menstrual cups amongst all other low and middle-income countries (LMICs). Given that there is limited data on the […]