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About Vihara
Vihara is an innovation and impact network working in global health. We use contextual inquiry, behavioral insights, and human-centered design to improve the way health services are conceptualized and delivered.
Established in 2002, (as Centre for Knowledge Societies) we have worked on global health challenges across Africa, South East Asia, and Eastern Asia.
Our team has experience and expertise in the following areas of work:
The Future of Frontline Care (MNCH)
New Approaches to Family Planning (FP-SRH)
Digital Strategies for Adolescent Health
Gender as a Factor in Family Health
Smarter Approaches to Reducing Tuberculosis (TB)
Socio-Cultural Factors in Mental Health and Wellbeing
Some of the adjacent themes we engage with are Nutrition and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH). In the past year, our work has focused on the evolving Covid - 19 crisis and its impact on our existing focus areas.
Our Team
Blair Sachs Hanewall
Advisor
Shiv Kumar
Advisor
Ramesh Sreedharan
Advisor
Rama Kannan
Advisor
Divya Datta
Senior Consultant,
Family Health & Tuberculosis
Divya Bhardwaj
Senior Consultant,
Mental Health, Gender and Social Acceleration
Akhilesh Nair
Human Resources Coordinator
Mahika Jain
Design Researcher
Aaryan Dalvi
HR Associate
Radhika Kannan
Lead, Mental Health
Kishan Jha
Research Associate
Aditya Dev Sood
Founder & CEO
Amit Srivastava
Accounts Officer
Pratyusha Barua
Manager, Gender & Health
Simran
Partnership Coordinator
Aditi Wagh
Senior Design Researcher
Yogesh Joshi
Manager Business & Finance
Badondor Shylla
Project Implementation Lead
Madhu Priyanka Kannabiran
Lead, Tuberculosis
Bhavisha Darji
Innovation Lead
Niraj Singh
State Manager
Ruby Khan
People & Process Manager
Jai Prakash Sahoo
Admin Officer
Monisha Bhatnagar
Lead, Family Health
Bhanavi Arora
Communication Designer
Manika Rana
Lead - Partnerships
Swati Singh
Recruitment Specialist
Ananya Singh
Design Researcher
Ashmita Singh
Qualitative Researcher
Alok Kumar Padhi
State Manager
Tanniya
Manager - Partnerships
Bhoomika Jain
Design Researcher
Sawan Kumar
Senior Manager-Implementation
Kislay Yadav
Senior Design Researcher
Rimjhim Sharma
Qualitative Researcher
Kiran Kakade
Researcher
Megha Mukherji
Project Manager
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