Research Projects

Research Publications

1. Principle author of perspective titled “Flood Hazard or Disaster: Governance and Resilience Interplay”, Preventive Medicine Research & Reviews (): 10.4103/PMRR.PMRR_27_23, July 24, 2024. | DOI: 10.4103/PMRR.PMRR_27_23
2. “Youth lead Disaster Risk reduction in India” report published in United Nation Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) toolkit for the year 2024, https://iddrr.undrr.org/toolkit
3. Definition and characteristics of climate-adaptive cities: a systematic review, BMC Public Health (2024) 24:1200 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-18591-x
4. Two Parallel Roads Impacting the Functional Preparedness of Accredited Hospitals: The Indian Healthcare Quality Standards and Disaster Management Act 2005 Vol. 48, No. 4, Jul-Aug 2023. 
5. Principle author of thematic paper on “Monitoring framework w.r.t Procedural, Structural, Non- Structural and Functional preparedness of the hospitals for Disaster Risk Reduction” accepted for publication by Centre for Disaster and Health, National Institute of Disaster Management, Ministry of Home affairs. December 2022.
6. Principle author of thematic paper on “Promotion of Disaster Risk Assessment tool for hospitals in India” accepted for publication by Centre for Disaster and Health, National Institute of Disaster Management, Ministry of Home affairs. December 2022
7. Principle author of “Understanding the Hazard Profile and Disaster Preparedness Levels of NABH Accredited Hospitals in North India: Evidence from a Cross-sectional Survey 2016” published in Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. 2021 May, Vol-15(5): IC01-IC06
8. Principle author of “A cross sectional study of NABH effectiveness among health care worker catering to spinal cord injured patients in a tertiary care centre in India.” published in International Journal of Current Research, ISSN: 0975-833X, Vol. 10, Issue, 12, pp.76417-76419, December, 2018
9. Co- Author in original research article in International Journal of Current Research, ISSN NO.: 0975- 833X. “An interventional study to ensure timeliness of nutritional assessment among spinal cord injured patients at tertiary care hospital in India” published in International Journal of Current Advanced Research. ISSN NO.: 2319-6475, Volume 9, Issue 12, December 2017
10.  Principle author of original research article on “A prospective KAP study on disaster management of healthcare staff” published in International Journal of Therapeutic Applications, 2016, ISSN: 2320-138X.
11.   Co-Author of Review article: Capping on compensation for medical malpractice law suite in India published in Medico Research Chronicles Journal 2016, 4 (5), ISSN:2394-3971
12.  Principle author of original research article on “National Patient Safety Goals: Awareness among nurses in superspeciality hospital of Delhi”, published in Medico Research Chronicles Journal volume II, June 2015: ISSN:2394-3971
13. Principle author of original research article on “Looking through the lens of National Patient Safety Goals: Awareness about Infection control practices among nurses in superspeciality hospital of Delhi” published in International Journal of Therapeutic Applications Volume 25, 2015, 23-28, ISSN: 2320-138X

Other Assignments

• Technical Expert for developing standards on “Sustainability in Healthcare Organisations” with National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers (NABH), Quality Council of India (QCI). Duration- July- Sep 2024, Standards on Climate Action and Sustainability in Healthcare launched by NABH on 17th Sep 2024
• Reviewer of book title "CONTINUITY OF EDUCATION IN DISASTERS AND EMERGENCES" by NIDM, Ministry of Home Affairs 
• Consultancy assignment titled “Training of Trainers programme in Health, Nutrition, and WASH in Disasters and Emergencies " in the state of Himachal Pradesh with HPSDMA and Bal Raksha Bharat, India
• Consultant for health emergency intervention in Himachal Pradesh-The consultancy is related to Strengthening and enabling Primary Health facilities to deal with impairments caused by flood like disaster situations in Himachal Pradesh 
• Reviewer of book titled- Handbook On Foundation Course “Disaster Risk Reduction” Undergraduate Level developed by NIDM, Ministry of Home Affairs 
• Developing the e-learning programme on Healthcare facilities preparedness for emergencies with NIDM, Ministry of Home Affairs
• Reviewing the training module on “Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction in the Context of Climate Change” developed by NIDM, Ministry of Home Affairs
• Developed the entire report of the 3rd session on National platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (NPDRR), Ministry of Home Affairs

Papers/Chapters in Books

1. Nidhi Yadav Chapter 13- Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR): Safety of Vulnerable Groups Through Standardization in Child Centric Disaster- Risk Reduction, Priorities, Preparedness and Resilience. Bloomsbury India. 2023, ISBN: 978-93-56405-22-6
2. Biannual newsletter of Center for Disaster Management & Law at National Law University Odisha on “Urgency of a binding legal framework for disaster risk reduction and medical quality management systems: Patients will be the ultimate beneficiary” Issue July – Dec 2022
3. Author of Article on Quality Management systems and Disaster risk reduction: Two parallel roads for patient safety in Double helical May 2022
4. Yadav Nidhi, Mishra Randhir, Chhabra H.S Chapter-7 Pandemic and Law. In Health Law and Ethics-Critical Reflections. Thompson Reuter. 2021.
5. Author of three module on “Responsibilities of Management” in book “Mastering Accreditation” by CAHO, Dec 2018
6. Author of Article on Risk mitigation in Radius healthcare Feb 2015
7. Author of Certified Healthcare Quality Practitioner Training programme by AHPI, August 2014

Papers Presented

• Presented paper in 19th Asia Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) Symposium from 1st – 3rd October 2024 at National Taiwan University, Taiwan. Paper title “A scoping review of Early Warning Systems in improving Disaster Risk Outcomes: Perspective from evolution to usage in Southeast Asian countries”
• Presented paper in 6th World Congress on Disaster Management from 28th Nov – 1st Dec 2023 at Graphics Era University, Dehradun. Paper title “Promotion of the Disaster Risk Assessment tool for hospitals in India”
• Presented paper in 13th International Conference of the International society for Integrated Disaster Risk management (IDRiM 2023) from 28th – 30th September 2023 in IIT Roorkee. Paper title “Two parallel roads impacting the functional preparedness of accredited hospitals: The Indian healthcare quality standards and disaster management Act 2005”
• Presented paper on National Patient Safety Goals in conference on Strategic Management in Hospital Infection Control 2015
• Acceptance of Code orange video for CAHOCON 2017 in Video presentation award category
• Submission of two papers in IHF 2017- November, one paper accepted for oral presentation and one for poster category
• Submission of two papers in ISCoS 2017- October, both papers accepted for poster category

Trainings & Workshops

As a participant-

1. Attended two days Certificate foundation course on “Transgender Health” on 26th & 27th Nov 2023 at IIHMR Delhi.
2. Attended two days Faculty development programme on Leadership Training on 2nd & 3rd December 2023 at Radisson Blu, Dwarka, Organised by Success Symphony.
3. Attended two days Certificate foundation course in transgender health on 26th & 27th Nov 2023 at IIHMR Delhi
4. Southeast Asia Climate and Health Responders certificate course by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, 6th – 29th June 2023.
5. Certificate in conducting Post Disaster Need Assessment (PDNA) for health sector by Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India from 3rd – 7th July 2023.
6. National Natural Resource Management Systems (NNRMS) Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) sponsored certificate course on natural hazards and disaster risk management-organized by Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), May 15th to July 7th 2023, Dehradune
7. Health emergencies in large population (HELP) course workshop organised by national committee for the Red Cross (ICRC)- March 20th - 23rd 2023, Geneva, Switzerland
8. Injury prevention workshop - August 2018 organised by AIIMS, New Delhi
9. Three days certified Programme on Implementation for NABH fifth edition in August 2021, fourth edition in 2017 and third edition in 2013
10. Certified Professionals for Quality Implementation in Hospitals (CPQIH) (Entry level accreditation) Jointly organized by NABH & CAHO on 8, 9, 10 of July 2016 at Kaushambi, Ghaziabad

As a resource person/expert-

At the following training programmes organized by National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), Delhi and Vijaywada

1. Moderator in webinar on Rastra Pratham- A Campaign in Support of Nation First on 16th May 2025
2. Moderator in webinar on “Crossing Borders, Breaking Trust: Migration, Exploitation & the Fight Against Trafficking” in observance of the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons commemorated on 30th July 2025
3. Invited as speaker in webinar on Strengthening Epidemic Preparedness in a Changing Climate: From Communities to Systems in observance of the International Day of Epidemic Preparedness by Sphere India to present a talk on "Hospital Systems & Disaster Risk Reduction" on 27th December 2024
4. Invited as panelist in 10th Congress of Health in Emergencies and Disasters in Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran to present a talk on “Role of youth and adolescents in disaster risk reduction” on 24th November 2024
5. As PI in capacity building workshop on “Geospatial Technology for Infectious Disease Monitoring and Management” by Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), ISRO, GoI in October 2024 
6. As coordinator and facilitator in five-Day Training of Trainers programme Course in Health, Nutrition, and WASH during Emergencies from 18th – 22nd March 2024 in Caspia Hotel New Delhi with Bal Raksha Bharat
7. As coordinator in workshop titled: Inequality to Empowerment for Disaster Resilience” on 13th October 2023 in NIDM, Delhi
8. Youth lead Disaster Risk Reduction for Vulnerable Children in celebratory webinar on “Celebratory webinar on the occasion of World Mental Health Day; International Day of Girl Child and International Day for DRR on 10th October 2023 at NIDM Vijaywada, Andra Pradesh.
9. As moderator in workshop titled: Samatva: Transcending inequality for a resilient future on 6th October 2023 in IIHMR, Delhi
10. As moderator in workshop titled: Unfolding challenges of Humanitarian Crisis during disasters on 16th August 2023 in IIHMR Delhi 
11. As resource person in international workshop title: Refugees Health, organized by Tehran University of Medical Sciences, talk given on topic “Men's Health & Gender Equality” on 20th June 2023
12. Structural and non- structural elements of a health care facility w.r.t disaster in webinar on " health infrastructure during emergencies" on 13th April 2023 at NIDM, New Delhi
13. Disaster Risk Management for Children Health in webinar on "Child health & nutrition during emergencies" on 6th April 2023 at NIDM, New Delhi
14. Disaster Relief & Health Care Management, Life Saving Skills, CPR in training programme on Technological Innovation in Weather Forecasting, Early Warning & Last Mile Connectivity on 16th March at NIDM, New Delhi
15. Turkey & Syria earthquake: lessons learnt at outreach programme on 15th March in Manav Rachna University, faridabad
16. Basic life support during disaster in traning programme on Basics of Disaster Management with focus on preparation of Disaster Management Plan & Business Continuity on 24th February 2023 at National Skill Training Institute (NSTI), Noida
17. Youth Action in Providing First Aid in training programme on Engaging Youth & Adolescents in DRM& CCA on 8th & 9th Feb 2023 at Administrative Training Institute, Nanital, Uttarakhand
18. Basic Life Support (BLS), Disaster Relief and Health Care Management in Hydropower disasters  on 19th October 2022 and 24th December 2022 in Delhi
19. Addressing Child Centric Vulnerability, Enhancing Capacity and Promoting Resilience” from 4th - 8th July 2022 in Jammu
20. Urban Flood Management for Smart Cities Coordinators,” from 1st - 3rd June 2022 in Delhi
21. Basics of Disaster Management with focus on preparation of Disaster Management Plan & Business Continuity" from 27th - 29th June in Noida

Membership of Scientific & Academic Organizations

• Individual Member of South Asia Alliance of Disaster Research Institutes (SAADRI), Centre of Excellence in Disaster Mitigation and Management (CoEDMM) IIT Roorkee, Roorkee, India - 247667
• Member of Public Health Working Group (PHWG) at The Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education (GCCHE), at Columbia University, Mailman School of Public health
• Member of Women's International Network on Disaster Risk Reduction (WIN DRR) by United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific
• Member of Academic committee of AHPI for Delhi Chapter 2020-21
• Regular member of Consortium of Accredited Healthcare Organisations (CAHO). 2016 onwards

Awards Obtained

1. Literary work titled “Performance evaluation scoring scale for the Integrated Disease Surveillance Program at district level in India” under the Indian Copyright Act (IPR) 1957 via Registration of Copyright (RoC) number L-151075/2024.
2. Copyright holder of literary work titled “Monitoring framework recommended for Healthcare infrastructure in India” under the Indian Copyright Act (IPR) 1957 via Registration of Copyright (RoC) number L-123699/2023.
3. External Assessor for National Quality Assurance Standards, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, July 2022.