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COVIDActionCollab - Collaborative Approach to Build Resilient Communities & Grassroot Organizations

EGH-ICSOS Project Team

#COVIDActionCollab Collaborative Approach to Build Resilient Communities & Grassroot Organizations In March 2020, just as the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic began to dawn over the country, a group of professionals from the Catalyst Gro...
- 25 May 2022
VaxNow initiative from COVID Action Collaborative- Identifying and vaccinating vulnerable communities

EGH-ICSOS Project Team

Introduction “I have lots of doubt about vaccination, but I don't know whom to ask. Those who give vaccine-related counseling couldn't help us much with our specific doubts regarding contraindications with our ongoing medicines and low ...
- 25 May 2022
Call4Svasth - Community-led integrated tele-triage and community care service

EGH-ICSOS Project Team

Introduction In March 2020, the Indian Government released the telemedicine practice guidelines, setting the stage for the explosion of the telemedicine sector in India. Growing at a CAGR of 39.6%, the telehealth market encompasses telemedicine, tele...
- 25 May 2022
Precision Health - Asia’s first city-wide wastewater surveillance system for COVID management

EGH-ICSOS Project Team

Introduction Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, most of the cities’ administration’s response have been city-wide and universal such as (i) with city-wide lockdowns as containment measures, (ii) testing and tracing symptomatic case...
- 25 May 2022
SEARCH: Community Engagement and Outreach in Tribal Areas

Evalueserve

Introduction “Our vision is to realize Arogya Swaraj: People’s Health in People’s Hands. Empowering individuals and communities to take charge of their own health, and thereby, help them achieve freedom from disease as well as depe...
- 8 Mar 2022
Kerala’s Response to COVID-19: Introduction & Part One - Proactive sampling and testing

Evalueserve

Disclaimer: Kerala implemented many of the promising practices in this case study during the first wave of COVID-19 in 2020. Although Kerala underwent steep peaks in Wave 2 and 3 (due to elections, festivals, and campaigns, for example), Wave 1 still...
- 3 Mar 2022
Kerala’s Response to COVID-19: Part Two - Contact Tracing, Surveillance, Isolation, and Quarantine

Evalueserve

In Part Two of a four-part series on Kerala’s response to the COVID-19 virus, this case study discusses the state’s strategies for curbing the spread of COVID-19, such as contact tracing, active surveillance, isolation, and quarantine.&nb...
- 2 Mar 2022
Kerala’s Response to COVID-19: Part Three - Oxygen Planning and Management

Evalueserve

This is part three of a four-part series on Kerala’s exemplary response to COVID-19. This case study highlights how Kerala was the only oxygen surplus state which not only met its own needs, but also supplied oxygen to Tamil Nadu, Goa, and Karn...
- 1 Mar 2022
Kerala’s Response to COVID-19: Part Four - Involvement of Local Self Governments and Community

Evalueserve

This is the final of a four-part series on Kerala’s response to COVID-19, which highlights the role of LSGs, local self-government (LSGs function at Village, Block, District, Municipality and Municipal Corporation levels) in planning suitable i...
- 28 Feb 2022
COVID-19 Surveillance Reporting from Nagaland

EGH-ICSOS Project Team

COVID-19 surveillance is essential for monitoring disease trends, conducting risk assessments, and guiding preparedness and response measures.1 Reporting relevant data in a timely, transparent, and accessible manner is critical dur...
- 17 Feb 2022
Community COVID-19 Care Centers: A Community-led Model for COVID-19 Case Management

Sattva Consulting

Introduction During the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic (April 2021), India recorded a seven-day average of 133,918 new cases. This was 1.4 times the seven-day average recorded by India at the peak of the first wave (September 2020). In both wav...
- 16 Feb 2022
100 Percent Double-Dose Vaccination of Eligible Population in Himachal Pradesh

Evalueserve

Himachal Pradesh is a landlocked state in northern India that shares a border with Jammu and Kashmir in the north; Punjab, Haryana, and Uttarakhand in the south and west; and China in the east. The state’s population of 6.9 million...
- 15 Feb 2022
Leveraging Business Capabilities for Innovation: Home-Isolation Tracking by Intugine Technologies

Sattva Consulting

As the burden on India’s health care infrastructure increased with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the central government issued guidelines for home isolation, so that patients with mild symptoms could recover at home. However,...
- 12 Feb 2022
Gujarat’s Dhanvantari Raths: Taking COVID-19 Care to the People

Evalueserve

In September 2020, during the peak of the first wave, Gujarat reported ~39,649 cases and ~417 deaths from COVID-19.1 Later, Gujarat decided to extend its existing Dhanvantari Rath services to counter COVID pandemic. The Dhanvantari Rath services...
- 11 Feb 2022
The Bhubaneswar Model: Achieving Vaccination Coverage at the City Level

Sattva Consulting

The second wave of COVID-19 between April and June 2021 wreaked havoc across India, with the country registering 400,000 cases and 4,000 deaths in total.1 This was almost four times higher than the peak number of cases and deaths in the ...
- 10 Feb 2022
Evidence-based and Rational Management of COVID-19 by Doctors Hub

EGH-ICSOS Project Team

Significant contributions to this case study (including uncited details) was provided by Dr. Joyeeta Basu, Founder of Doctors Hub. Introduction Doctors Hub’s mission has established a benchmark in providing professional, ethical, empathetic, an...
- 8 Feb 2022
Andhra Pradesh: A Frontrunner in Adopting Telemedicine

Evalueserve

Access, equity, quality, and cost-effectiveness challenge health care systems around the world. These challenges have been exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic, when vulnerable health systems become overburdened. As a result, telemed...
- 5 Feb 2022
The Assam Model: Optimizing Available Resources to Contain the Spread of COVID-19

Sattva Consulting

Please note: this case study relies on secondary sources, and includes no official information by Government of Assam representatives. Assam was one of the few Indian states that witnessed a delayed outbreak of COVID-19. When the c...
- 4 Feb 2022
Home Isolation Tracking (HIT) Covid App: Technological Innovation by Bihar Government

Sattva Consulting

In April 2021, as the second wave of COVID-19 began in India, Bihar had 100,000 active cases. The geographical distribution of the COVID-19 positive cases in Bihar showed that 60 percent of the total cases were in the rural parts of the ...
- 26 Jan 2022
Wayanad: 100 Percent COVID-19 Vaccination in an Entire District

Evalueserve

Wayanad is one of the smallest districts in Kerala, with an area of 2,131 square kilometers. According to the 2011 census, its total population was approximately 817,420 of whom 69 percent (approximately 566,383 people) were over 18 years...
- 21 Jan 2022
The Bhandara Model: Becoming Maharashtra’s First COVID-19-Free District

Sattva Consulting

Bhandara is a rural district in eastern Maharashtra with a population of 1.2 million. Nearly 80 percent of the district’s inhabitants live in villages and tribal areas.1,2 Bhandara saw the onset of the second wave of COVID-19 in Fe...
- 21 Jan 2022
Project CHAITRA: Chamarajanagar Initiative for Technical Assistance, Research and Action on COVID-19

Evalueserve

Significant contributions to this case study write-up (including all uncited details) were provided by the Institute of Public Health Bengaluru; 2021. PDF on Project Chaitra Report.1 Introduction Chamarajanagar is the southernmost district in the sta...
- 20 Jan 2022
COVID Response: Collaborative Action to Tackle Pandemic-Induced Mental Health Issues

Sattva Consulting

In 2017, a study found that one in seven Indians struggled with mental health disorders.1 Suicides in India also increased by 23 percent between 2000 and 2015.2 The onset of COVID-19 further exacerbated the problem by affecting the menta...
- 19 Jan 2022
COVID-19 Response by Ambuja Cement Foundation

Evalueserve

“India, like other countries across the world, is grappling with its worst public health crisis. In times like these, collaborative models are more effective in both containment of the disease and support for those whose livelihoo...
- 14 Jan 2022
Indian Army: Supporting Civil Administration with National Medical Infrastructure to Fight COVID-19

Sattva Consulting

Throughout India, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic put immense pressur...
- 14 Jan 2022

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COVIDActionCollab - Collaborative Approach to Build Resilient Communities & Grassroot Organizations

VaxNow initiative from COVID Action Collaborative- Identifying and vaccinating vulnerable communities

Call4Svasth - Community-led integrated tele-triage and community care service

Precision Health - Asia’s first city-wide wastewater surveillance system for COVID management

SEARCH: Community Engagement and Outreach in Tribal Areas

Kerala’s Response to COVID-19: Introduction & Part One - Proactive sampling and testing

Kerala’s Response to COVID-19: Part Two - Contact Tracing, Surveillance, Isolation, and Quarantine

Kerala’s Response to COVID-19: Part Three - Oxygen Planning and Management

Kerala’s Response to COVID-19: Part Four - Involvement of Local Self Governments and Community

COVID-19 Surveillance Reporting from Nagaland

Community COVID-19 Care Centers: A Community-led Model for COVID-19 Case Management

100 Percent Double-Dose Vaccination of Eligible Population in Himachal Pradesh

Leveraging Business Capabilities for Innovation: Home-Isolation Tracking by Intugine Technologies

Gujarat’s Dhanvantari Raths: Taking COVID-19 Care to the People

The Bhubaneswar Model: Achieving Vaccination Coverage at the City Level

Evidence-based and Rational Management of COVID-19 by Doctors Hub

Andhra Pradesh: A Frontrunner in Adopting Telemedicine

The Assam Model: Optimizing Available Resources to Contain the Spread of COVID-19

Home Isolation Tracking (HIT) Covid App: Technological Innovation by Bihar Government

Wayanad: 100 Percent COVID-19 Vaccination in an Entire District

The Bhandara Model: Becoming Maharashtra’s First COVID-19-Free District

Project CHAITRA: Chamarajanagar Initiative for Technical Assistance, Research and Action on COVID-19

COVID Response: Collaborative Action to Tackle Pandemic-Induced Mental Health Issues

COVID-19 Response by Ambuja Cement Foundation

Indian Army: Supporting Civil Administration with National Medical Infrastructure to Fight COVID-19