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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 …

Sharing Ideas, Research and Strategies: ICTPH Lecture Series

By Subhalakshmi Ganguly, AVP – ICTPH One of the goals of any research organisation must be to continuously train and re-train existing employees, keep up with current technology and industry-specific skill sets, as well as expose staff to new ideas …

Training lay-workers to be professional enumerators: Field experiences (ctnd.)

By Laura Costica, Research Associate, ICTPH and Sangeetha Lakshmanan, Research Analyst, ICTPH The second week of the survey form training saw the SughaVazhvu Guides (SVGs) apply their learnings from the previous week’s mock sessions, as they made household visits in …

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