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SughaVazhvu Guides: Concept, Selection tools and Selection
By Sangeetha Lakshmanan, Research Analyst – ICTPH and Rufin Jenila, Research Assistant – ICTPH When we opened our first Rural Micro Health Centre (RMHC) in Alakkudi, we selected women Community Health Workers (“Nala Oli”s – Light of health) based on their …
Understanding child development and nutrition in rural Tamil Nadu: Site visits to Anganwadi Centres
By Lindsey Peugh, Research Associate – ICTPH In an effort to better understand the context and determinants of child development in rural Tamil Nadu, ICTPH staff members visited three Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) centres over the last week. Delivered …
Creating micro-level databases detailing characteristic of Rural Indian House Holds
By Zeena Johar, President – ICTPH Provisioning customised services to the rural population encompasses multiple complexities, the most critical of which is an in depth understanding of the given Household (HH). Whether we are talking healthcare or devising optimal wealth …
Data collection and technology
By Sabyasachi Das, Research Associate – ICTPH One of the biggest strengths of the SughaVazhvu model lies in its immense knowledge of the communities it works with, specifically in relation to the individual level health status of the population in …
Alakkudi and Karambayam: An Epidemiological Profile of Two Thanjavur Villages
By Shabana Tharkar, AVP – ICTPH Set in what seems like the typical village ambience; both Alakkudi and Karambayam have become all too familiar to the ICTPH staff members, who travel frequently to these two villages. Both places share some …
Correcting Nutritional Deficiencies in Children Below the Age of 36 Months
By Nachiket Mor Given the strong links between nutritional levels in children below the age of 36 months and overall childhood development, there is a strong desire amongst the ICTPH and the SughaVazhvu staff to launch a nutrition-focussed intervention for …
PLSP: The Concept and Philosophy
By Ravikumar Chockalingam, Advisor – ICTPH You see things; and you say ‘Why?’ But I dream things that never were; and I say ‘Why not? George Bernard Shaw Health services provisioning, which includes primary, secondary and tertiary care, is one …
Considerations for Pricing at the RMHC
By Sheena Jain, Intern – ICTPH and Zeena Johar, President – ICTPH There is a lot of excitement with the opening of the second Rural Micro Health Center (RMHC) in Tanjore; this once ambitious goal for ICTPH is now a …
Launch of Karambayam RMHC
by Dr. Zeena Johar, President – ICTPH The launch of our clinic in Karambayam on Sep 6th, marked one of the finest days in the history of SughaVazhvu. With the second Rural Micro Health Centre (RMHC) on-board, we are now …
Much More Than Logistics
By Subhalakshmi Ganguly, AVP – ICTPH How does a non-profit research organisation that is based in an urban city like Chennai hope to provide healthcare services to villages that are over 350 km away? While staff from ICTPH have been …
- Field experiences – Optimizing Data collection process with increased accuracy of collected data using field agents from remote field areas
- Literature review – Understanding the patient’s perception about chronic diseases and conditions, Barrier for non-adherence and poor follow-up.
- Broad-Base Primary Healthcare
- Primary Healthcare – The Missing Link for Rural Indian Populations
- Conceptualizing our Bridge Training Program – My Journal
