Please note that this initiative, including all supporting research and documentation, took place between June 2021-February 2022. The library contains promising practices identified during that time, but may not reflect current data or outcomes from these efforts. If you have questions or would like further information, please contact us.

Additional Resources

News Stories

Event summary: Bright Spots in COVID-19 Management in India

 Exemplars News January 21, 2022

Best Practices From The Delta Wave Can Help India Fight Omicron

       Forbes      January 6, 2022

Express Interview: ‘With Omicron variant, it is critical for India to step up vaccination’

 The Indian Express December 10, 2021

In Tribal Communities, Public Health Officials Are Using Traditions to Dispel Vaccine Hesitancy

 The Swaddle December 6, 2021

Learning from the best in India’s COVID-19 fight

 The Hindu November 15, 2021

Taking vaccines and trust to tribal folk

 The Hindu Business Line November 15, 2021

One billion doses and counting: India’s bright spots in COVID-19 management

 Exemplars News November 8, 2021

Webinar Series: Bright Spots in COVID-19 Management in India

The Power of People 

January 19th, 2022

 

In collaboration with Swasth Digital Health Foundation, our second webinar focused on the theme of "The Power of People" and cross-sectoral collaboration. Successful collaborations between government agencies, the private sector, civil society organizations, non-profits, and individuals have been the cornerstone of any successful COVID-19 response and long-term recovery and management.The speakers in this webinar shared stories of building resilient COVID response efforts through positive partnerships.

The event's co-moderators were Dr. Nachiket Mor, Visiting Scientist at the Banyan Academy of Leadership in Mental Health, and Purnima Menon, ICSOS member and Senior Research Fellow at IFPRI. Featured speakers included Dr. Angela Chaudhuri, Partner at Swasti, Catalyst Group, Dr. Ajay Nair, CEO of Swasth Alliance, and Dr. Taslimarif Saiyed, CEO and Director of C-CAMP. 

“What this crisis has done for India, and for the world, is force us to care, force us to trust each other, draw on each other’s strengths" - Purnima Menon, ICSOS and IFPRI

Successful Vaccination Stories

October 29th, 2021



This conversation, hosted by IndiaSpend, India COVID SOS (ICSOS), and Exemplars in Global Health, was part of an initiative to research and share bright spots in the care and management of COVID-19 during India’s second wave of the disease.

The event's co-chairs were World Health Organisation's Chief Scientist Dr. Soumya Swaminathan and Dr. CK Mishra, ex- Secretary, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India. Featured speakers included Shirsat Kapil Ashok (IAS - District Magistrate East Champaran), Somesh Mishra (IAS - District Magistrate Jhabua), and Dr. Mittali Sethi (IAS - CEO, Zilla Parishad Chandrapur). Govindraj Ethiraj, Founder of IndiaSpend, and Purnima Menon of ICSOS moderated the panel.

“We need to reflect on what’s happened at the ground level. It’s a multi-factorial problem. The health system alone, in the future, is not going to be able to address our health problems because of the determinants of health.” - Dr. Soumya Swaminathan on crises that require multi-sectoral interventions

“Every new crisis you have does not need new solutions – use your existing systems well, you can find solutions. Just as traditional stories have been passed down from generation to generation, the sharing of success stories is also essential.” - Dr. CK Mishra

Other Initiatives

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Learn more & replicate a promising practice 

We hope to enable peer-to-peer learning and adaptation of positive outlier practices to appropriate settings. If you are interested in connecting with the experts responsible for these promising practices so that you can adapt them in your own setting, or for any additional questions, please contact us at IndiaCOVIDBrightSpots@gmail.com. 

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