Team IIHMR
Dr. Sumant Swain
Assistant Professor
Dr. Sumant Kumar Swain has a background in social sciences and awarded M Phil and Ph.D from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India. Before joining IIHMR-Delhi, he has worked with NCERT, New Delhi, India. Dr. Swain has more than fifteen years of experience in national health programme evaluations, operational and formative research projects using both qualitative and quantitative methods in various health and social programmes. He was a visiting scholar at the Institute of Oriental Studies under Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia in different assignments under Indo-Russian Cultural Exchange Program by Indian Council for Social Science Research (ICSSR), Government of India. He has published one book, seven edited books and many research papers in different disciplines. His areas of interest are health survey research, implementation research, programme evaluation, project management, monitoring & evaluation, NGO management, health system research, health governance and health security.
Research Projects
| Name of project | Role in the project | Year | Agency |
| Reasons For Ambulatory Care Patients At Secondary And Tertiary Hospitals Bypassing Primary Health Centres In Rural India | Co-Principal Investigator | 2022- 23 | National Health Systems Resource Centre (NHSRC), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India |
| Global Immunization Learning Partner And Support To Learning Hubs | Team Member (Capacity Building Actvities) | 2022-25 | GAVI |
| Evaluation of Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) | Co-Principal Investigator | 2022 | UNICEF, UP and State Innovations in Family Planning Services Project Agency (SIFPSA), Government of Utter Pradesh, India |
| Venerability needs Assessment under National Programme for Climate Change and Human Health | Co-Principal Investigator | 2019-21 | National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. |
| The Johns Hopkins Pulmonary Rehabilitation Training Project | Co-Principal Investigator | 2021 | Johns Hopkins Rehabilitation Network and Johns Hopkins India Institute, India |
| National Family Health Survey (NFHS) -5 Odisha | Coordinator/Social Scientist/Demographer (Main Survey) | 2019-21 | IIPS Mumbai, ICF International and MoHFW, Government of India |
| Smokeless Tobacco Use and Reproductive Outcomes Among Women: A Rapid Review | Team Member | 2020-21 | World Health Organization, South East Asian regional office, India |
| Health Impact Assessment of Delhi Metro | Co-Principal Investigator | 2019 | Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), India |
| Climate Variability, Human Health Impact and Economic Burden in Tribal Communities of selected Geographical Regions in India | Team Member | 2017-2021 | Department of Science and Technology, Government of India |
| Social diagnosis of neonatal deaths in Haryana: the impact of contextual factors on pathways of survival of newborns” in the districts of Rohtak, Rewari, Jhajjar and Hissar of Haryana, India | Team Member | 2017 | Indian Council of Medical Research, (ICMR) India |
| Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI), Main Wave-1, Phase-2 States: Punjab and Chandigarh | Team Member | 2018 | IIPS & MoHFW, Govt of India |
| Training Needs Assessment (TNA) of Medical Officers on NCDs in Maharashtra, India | Team Member | 2018 | By Project Hope India |
| Review and Evaluation of m-Tobacco Cessation Program in India | Team Member | 2017 | World Health Organisation (WHO), India |
| Geospatial Mapping of Diabetes, CVD and Cancer Risk Hotspots and Study of Risk Assessment | Team Member | 2016 | Department of Science and Technology, Government of India |
| National Family Health Survey (NFHS) -4 Odisha, India | Team Member | 2015-16 | IIPS Mumbai, ICF International and MoHFW, Government of India |
| Review Of MIS Used To Deliver Social Protection Programmes In India | Team Member | 2015 | Save the Children, India |
| Climate Change and Malaria in Sub-Himalayan Region and Central India | Team Member | 2015-2017 | Department of Science and Technology, Government of India |
| Process Documentation of “drive against non qualified (quack) practicing doctors” in Haryana, India | Team Member | 2015 | National Health Mission, Haryana, India |
| Assessing Value for Money of Health Interventions of DFID in Odisha, Bihar and MP | Team Member | 2014 | DFID |
| LET GIRLS BE BORN | Team Member | 2011-13 | Plan International |
| Qualitative Study to understand the perceived opportunities and barriers for prevention and management of Diabetes and High Blood Pressure among general population in Sonepat, Haryana, India | Team Member | 2013 | Population International (PSI) |
| Tobacco Compliance Assessment Survey in 3 Districts in Rajasthan. (Kota, Udaipur and Jodhpur district), India | Team Member | 2013 | Population International (PSI) |
| Testing and Validation of Strategies of Urban Health Initiative to increase contraceptive prevalence in Uttar Pradesh, India | Team Member | 2011 | Urban Health Initiatives (UHI) |
| The Rapid Assessment of the Utilization of Converted Dry Latrines in Badaun District of Uttar Pradesh, India | Team Member | 2011 | UNICEF, Lucknow, Uttar Predesh, India |
| Assessment of Vulnerability, Impact and Adaptation for Climate Sensitive Diseases at the Local Level in India | Team Member | 2011 | SEARO-WHO |
| To Conduct the End Line evaluation of the ORS-Zinc Project in Lalitpur District of Uttar Pradesh, India | Team Member | 2011 | HLFPPT and UNICEF, Lucknow, Uttar Predesh, India |
| Health Seeking Behavior among Slum People including Coverage and Practice of Exclusive Breast Feeding, Essential Immunization and its Impact on Health of Children | Team Member | 2011 | Plan International, New Delhi, India |
| To Study the Quality of IUCD Services for Promoting the Spacing between Children in Madhya Pradesh | Team Member | 2010 | Jansankhya Sthirata Kosh (JSK), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India |
| Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Hospital Client Satisfaction study of twenty one states of India | Team Member | 2008 | ESIC, New Delhi, India |
| Independent Evaluation of National Leprosy Eradication Programme across the states of India | Team Member | 2008 | World Health Organisation (WHO) |
| District Level Household Survey (DLHS-3), Rajasthan, India | Team Member | 2007-08 | IIPS, Mumbai and Ministry of Health and family Welfare, Government of India |
| Baseline evaluation of RCH in five districts of Uttar Pradesh, India under Sure Start Project | Team Member | 2007 | Path India |
Research Publications
- Tripathi, Vinay; G S, Preetha; & Swain, Sumant. 2024. Tracking water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) indicators in tribal districts of India: a secondary data analysis through 2015–2020. Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development. Volume 14, Issue 1, 1 January 2024. IWA Publishing. doi: 10.2166/washdev.2024.119.
- Jain, Atishay; Halder, Arpita; & Swain, Sumant. 2023. Tracking of Child Health in India: Policy, Governance and Perspectives. The Third Voice: Reality And Vision. Vol No-5. Issue No-2. Nov. Pp: 07-12. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10472763
- Jha, Sagar K; Sharma, Kriti; Pandey, Gaurav; & Swain, Sumant. 2023. Effect of Emotional Behaviour on the Life Cycle of Human Beings: A Review. The Third Voice: Reality And Vision. Vol No-5. Issue No-2. Nov. Pp: 83-92. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10474128
- Akanksha, Nancy Modi, Nida Shaikh, Sumant Swain. 2022. An assessment of knowledge and utilisation of Mission Indradhanush at Qutub Vihar, New Delhi: A cross-sectional study. Journal of Third Voice Studies. Vol No-4, Issue No-2, November; P: 28-33. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7778492. (Corresponding author)
- Tanya Singh, Shama Bhati, Jaganjeet Kaur Randhawa, Sumant Swain. 2022. Knowledge, Attitude and Practices regarding antenatal care services, its utilization and delivery practices among mothers (aged 15-49 years) in a Peri-Urban area of Delhi. Journal of Third Voice Studies. Vol No-4, Issue No-2, November; P: 15-20. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.777847. (Corresponding author)
- Sumant Swain, Pooja Shankar. 2022. Improvement of Maternal and Child Healthcare Indicators to meet the target of Sustainable Development Goals in Odisha. Journal of Third Voice Studies. Vol No-4, Issue No-2, November; P: 44-49. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7778498.
- Sheetal S, Sumant Swain, Yasmin Khan, Brajraj Tripathy, Shreya Malik, Priyanka Joshi, Mimansha. 2022. Prevalence and Factors Associated with Obesity in Peri-Urban Area of Delhi: A Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Third Voice Studies. Vol No-4, Issue No-2, November; P: 1-06. DOI : 10.5281/zenodo.7774192. (Corresponding author)
- Manika Khajuria; Pooja Shankar; Sumant Swain. 2022. Cancer Trends in Different Zones of India. The Journal Third Voice Studies, Vol No-3, Issue No-2, June; P: 94-102. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7047132.
- Sutapa B Neogi; Shivam Pandey; Preetha GS; Sumant Swain. 2022. The predictors of COVID-19 mortality among health systems parameters: an ecological study across 203 countries. Health Research Policy and Systems. 20, Article number: 75, June. BMC part of Springer Nature group. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-022-00878-3.
- Shankar Das; Sumant Swain; George Leibowitz; Tridibesh Tripathy. 2022. Assessment of Depression in the Community during the Covid-19 Pandemic in India: A Web‐Based Cross‐Sectional Study. International Journal of Multidisciplinary Educational Research. Volume:11, Issue 1 (5), January. DOI: http://ijmer.in.doi./2022/11.01.85.
- A G Radhika; Sutapa B Neogi; Preetha GS; Sumant Swain; Jaswinder Kaur; Jagdish Kaur. 2021. Smokeless tobacco use and reproductive outcomes among women: a systematic review. F1000Research. Taylor & Francis group. 18th November. https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.73944.2.
- Aishwarya Nagarajan; Prateek Malhotra; Ruby Chauhan; Sumant Swain. 2021. Psychological impact of COVID-19 on the general population of India: A crosssectional Study. The Journal of Community Health Management. Volume 8. Issue 1. Pp 24-28. https://doi.org/10.18231/j.jchm.2021.006
- Sumant Swain; Arpita Arpita. 2021. Digitalization of Health to improve Universal Health Coverage in India. InnoHEALTH. Volume 6. Issue 2. March-April. Pp 34-37.
- Sumant Swain; Divya Aggarwal; Sanjiv Kumar. 2020. Addressing Health Inequity through Strategic Planning. Indian Journal of Public Health. Volume 64. Issue 4. October-December. Pp 417-420. DOI: 10.4103/ijph.IJPH_343_19
- Sumant Swain; Preetha GS; Satish Kumar; Divya Aggarwal; Rajesh Kumar; Sanjiv Kumar. 2020. Human resources for health in India: Need to go beyond numbers. Indian Journal of Community Medicine. Volume 45. Issue 3. July-September. Pp 266-269. doi: 10.4103/ijcm.IJCM_247_19
- Sanjiv Kumar; Sumant Swain; Preetha GS; B S Singh; Divya Aggarwal. 2020. Zoonotic diseases in India. Indian Journal of Community Medicine. Volume 45. Special Supplement. Pp.S1-2. doi: 10.4103/ijcm.IJCM_360_19
- Divya Aggarwal; Sumant Swain; B S Singh; Sanjiv Kumar. 2020. Overview of zoonotic diseases in peri‑urban areas and introduction to the special issue. Indian Journal of Community Medicine. Volume 45. Special Supplement. Pp.S3-5. doi: 10.4103/ijcm.IJCM_371_19
- Divya Aggarwal; Sumant Swain; Anandhi Ramachandran; Vijit Chaturvedi; Sanjiv Kumar. 2020. Changing role of nursing cadre under emerging zoonotic diseases. Indian Journal of Community Medicine. Volume 45. Special Supplement. Pp.S9-11. doi: 10.4103/ijcm.IJCM_414_19
- Purnima Rai; Sumant Swain; Pankaj Talreja. 2020. Community acceptance of available milk and assessment of its quality in peri-urban area of Southwest Delhi. Indian Journal of Community Medicine. Volume 45. Special Supplement. Pp. S31-4. doi: 10.4103/ijcm.IJCM_367_19
- Shruti Pahwa; Sumant Swain. 2020. The fate and management of sick and dying cattle – Consequences on small-scale dairy farmers of peri-urban areas in India. Indian Journal of Community Medicine. Volume 45. Special Supplement. Pp. S43-6. doi: 10.4103/ijcm.IJCM_384_19
- Mansi Jatwani; Sumant Swain. 2020. Is small scale dairy farming dying out? An In-depth study. Indian Journal of Community Medicine. Volume 45. Special Supplement. Pp. S47-51. doi: 10.4103/ijcm.IJCM_385_19
- Divya Aggarwal; Sumant Swain; Sanjiv Kumar. 2019. Primary Healthcare Nursing Cadre in India: Needs Paradigm Shift. LOJ Nur Heal Car. Volume 2, Issue 2. Pp. 171-172. http://dx.doi.org/10.32474/LOJNHC.2019.02.000131
Other Assignments
- Technical support to NHSRC, MoHFW, Govt of India for developing District Health Action Plan in Jhajjar, Gurgeaon, Mewat and Sonipat district of Haryana from 2010-2015.
- Executive Editor in Eurasian Report, Quarterly Research Journal published by Eurasian Foundation, India. (2005- present)
- Executive Editor in The Journal of Third Voice Studies, Half yearly Research Journal published by Centre for Third Voice Studies, India. (2019-present….)
- Visiting Research Fellow to Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia (2007 & 2010)
Papers/Chapters in Books
Book:
- Sumant Swain. 2015. “Central Asia: A New Horizon of Political Culture and People Participation”. K W Publishers, New Delhi. ISBN: 9789393649341.
Edited Books:
- Narottam Gaan, Sumant Swain, Dipak Kumar Dash and Mamta Khandayatray, eds., 2022. “Dynamics of Socio-Political Development in Odisha” published by Mittal Publications, New Delhi. ISBN 9789390692088.
- Arun Mohanty, Sumant Swain, Dipak Kumar Dash and Mamta Khandayatray, eds., 2019. “Goverance, Gender and Environment” published by Mittal Publications, New Delhi. ISBN 8183249345.
- Arun Mohanty, Sumant Swain, Ramakrushna Pradhan, Nihar Ranjan Das, Siba Shankar Mohanty, eds., 2013. “Emerging Odisha: Problems And Prospects” published by Mittal Publisher, New Delhi. ISBN 8183244963.
- Arun Mohanty, Sumant Swain, Nihar Ranjan Das, Siba Shankar Mohanty, Ramakrushna Pradhan, eds. 2011. “Contemporary Odisha: Realities and Vision”, Published by Axis Books Private Limited, New Delhi. ISBN: 938-03-7696-0
Book Chapters:
- Sumant Swain. 2022. COVID-19 Management in Odisha: Issues and Strategies. In Narottam Gaan, Sumant Swain, Dipak Kumar Dash and Mamta Khandayatray, eds., “Dynamics of Socio-Political Development in Odisha” published by Mittal Publications, New Delhi. ISBN 9789390692088. Pp 35-46.
- Sumant Swain. 2019. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Health and Progress Towards Universal Health Coverage in Odisha. In Arun Mohanty and Sumant Swain et al., eds, “Goverance, Gender and Environment” published by Mittal Publications, New Delhi. India. ISBN 8183249345. Pp 223-242.
- Sumant Swain. 2014. Sex Ratio in Odisha: A Critical Reflection. In Arun Mohanty and Sumant Swain et al., eds, “Emerging Odisha: Problems And Prospects” published by Mittal Publisher: New Delhi. India. ISBN 8183244963. Pp 249-260.
- Sumant Swain. 2013. Clean Energy in India: Challenges, Strategies and Furure Prospects. In Ramakrushna Pradhan, Sumant Swain and Mahua Acharjee, eds, Clean Energy options and Nuclear Safety: Indian Perspective. Published by Axis Books Private Limited, New Delhi. India. ISBN: 978-93-81302-68-2. Pp 182-192.
- Sumant Swain. 2011. Population Dynamics and its impact on Climate Change in Odisha. In Sumant Swain et al., eds. Contemporary Odisha: Realities and Vision. Published by Axis Books Private Limited, New Delhi, India. ISBN: 9380376960. Pp 286-300.
Papers Presented
Trainings & Workshops
Membership of Scientific & Academic Organizations
Awards Obtained