Under the stewardship of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and coordination by the International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, Vimarsh is currently implementing the prestigious National Family Health Survey – 4 for the States of Karnataka, West Bengal and Punjab. This is one of the most detailed household level Health Surveys in the […]
Chhattisgarh Gramin Aajeevika Samvardhan Samiti (CGSRLM) has entrusted Vimarsh with the task of assessing the contribution of the Mission to the livelihoods of the rural poor mediated through efficient and sustainable institutions of the poor, exploring key impact areas and collecting evidence based information. The study is currently underway covering 5500 households across 20 districts […]
Recently we all might have read about ‘The Ice Bucket Challenge’, a campaign which went viral across the world. This campaign was initiated to raise donations and awareness about ALS. Even in India, many people including eminent actors partook in this activity. But how many of us have read and ponder on a recent report […]
Somewhere in the city, if a woman is about to leave from her work or a party, late at night, she gets trapped in extreme dilemmas on whether she should take a public transport, hire a cab or simply walk down to her dwelling. Even if she is willing to travel alone, people around her […]
Except for few tribal groups like Jarawas and Sentinelese of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, tribes of India have never been completely isolated from the non-tribal societies. Even though tribes of India were not completely secluded but still they retained their tribe identity and knowledge. In recent past, most of the tribal groups have been exposed […]
DLHS-4 Maharashtra was undertaken by Vimarsh in 35 districts of Maharashtra covering around 53000 households for IIPS Mumbai on behalf of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India. The household survey gathered information on indicators like socio-economic status, assets possessed, number of marriages and deaths , information on morbidity of each individual , Antenatal checkup […]
Vimarsh evaluated the ASHA Scheme instrumental in Uttar Pradesh for increase access to health care in the villages. This evaluation study was taken up by Vimarsh for SIFPSA, a state agency based in Uttar Pradesh promoting health and family welfare. The main objective of the study was to conduct a rapid appraisal of the scheme […]