Research Projects

Other Projects:

•     WHO and UNICEF funded Short Programme Review of Child Health in Karnataka, 2011, (part of core team)

Research Publications

1. 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. 
2. Tripathi, V., Preetha, G. S., Pandey, A. K., & Vijay, P. (2023). Tribal Malaria in India: An Analysis of Malaria Incidence and Mortality over 20-Year Period (2000-2020). Vector borne and zoonotic diseases, 23(3), 113–118. https://doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2022.0083
3. Tripathi V and Preetha GS (2021). Knowledge and Practices about Malaria in Two Tribal Dominated Regions of Madhya Pradesh. India. J Commun Dis. 53(3):112-117.
4. Tripathi V, Akhtar R, and Preetha G S. (2021). Perceptions regarding Climate Change and its Health Impact: Reflections from a Community Based Study in India. Indian J Community Med Vol. 46, pp. 206-209
5. Preetha G S and Tripathi V. (2021) Stillbirths and Neonatal deaths: need for an allied battle to enhance survival at birth and beyond in Thakur P Harshad et.al (eds) Collaborative Governance for Sustainable Development of Health and Wellbeing: Issues and Perspectives. Vol 1. National Institute of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi
6. Sharma, P., Visnegarwala F., Tripathi V. (2014) “Burgeoning Double Burden of Tuberculosis and Diabetes in India: Magnitude of the Problem – Strategies and Solutions”. Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health. Volume 2, pp. 107-116
7. R. Siva Prasad and Tripathi, V. 2009, ‘Revisiting Development and Environment: Case Study of Two Watershed Management Programmes in Bundelkhand Region under Uttar Pradesh, India’ in SDPI (ed.) Peace and Sustainable Development in South Asia: Issues and Challenges of Globalization, SDPI and Sang-e-Meel Publications, Pakistan

Other Assignments

•  Global Fund (GF) South-East Asia (SEA) Constituency Meeting, 23-24 April 2018 (part of the Secretariat)

Papers/Chapters in Books

• Preetha G S and Tripathi V. (2021) Stillbirths and Neonatal deaths: need for an allied battle to enhance survival at birth and beyond in Thakur P Harshad et.al (eds) Collaborative Governance for Sustainable Development of Health and Wellbeing: Issues and Perspectives. Vol 1. National Institute of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi
•  R. Siva Prasad and Tripathi, V. 2009, ‘Revisiting Development and Environment: Case Study of Two Watershed Management Programmes in Bundelkhand Region under Uttar Pradesh, India’ in SDPI (ed.) Peace and Sustainable Development in South Asia: Issues and Challenges of Globalization, SDPI and Sang-e-Meel Publications, Pakistan

Papers Presented

• Co-chaired a technical session in the Indian Anthropology Congress-2022 organized by Department of Anthropology, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad during 21st – 23rd Feb 2022
• Presented a paper titled “Climate change and Anthropology: opportunity and reflections” in National Conference on “Anthropology: institutional settings and cross currents organized by Department of Anthropology, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad on 28th Feb 2018
•  Presented a paper titled “Are development programmes transforming Indian villages: reflections from a village study in Bundelkhand region, Uttar Pradesh” in National Seminar on Transformations in villages: implications and outcomes organized by IDS, Jaipur on 30-31 Jan 2013
• Presented a paper titled “Situating indigenous knowledge in Tribals livelihoods: a case study of Konda Reddis of Andhra Pradesh” in National Conference on Issues and Challenges in Tribal Areas organized by University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, 29-30 March 2012
• Presented a paper titled “IEC and its significance in public health: reflection from an evaluation of safe drinking water campaign” in National Conference on Healthcare Management: Issues and Challenges organized by IHMR Bangalore, 6-7 Jan 2012

Trainings & Workshops

As a participant-

• Faculty development program on research methodology organized by IIHMR Delhi and IIHMR University. 20th -21st Sept. 2019
• Faculty development program on academic leadership course organized by IIHMR Delhi. 16th – 18th May 2019 
• Sensitization workshop on implementation research methodology organized by ICMR. 7th – 8th Jan 2019
• Six-week online course on health research fundamentals organized by NIE-ICMR. July – Aug. 2017
• MDP on qualitative data analysis in healthcare services organized by IIHMR University in collaboration with Chester University, UK. 23rd -27th Sept. 2016
• Doctoral Workshop on Research Methodology Using SPSS & R Analytics organized by the All-India Management Association, New Delhi. 4th – 6th Feb. 2016
• Monitoring and Evaluation of Social and Behaviour Change Communication Health Programs organized by Population Council, New Delhi and IIHMR Jaipur. 11th -13th March, 2015     
• Workshop on Impact Evaluation of Public Health Programs jointly organized by SAATHI, NIE-India, and University of California Berkley in 2011

As a resource person/expert-

• Workshop on Qualitative Research Methods and Qualitative Data Analysis organized jointly by IIHMR Delhi, Imperial College London and Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine during 27th Sept 2021 to 1st Oct 2021 and 29th Nov 2021 to 3rd Dec. 2021 [two sessions: data collection methods; data analysis in qualitative research]
• MDP on Urban Health Management Programme organized by IIHMR Delhi during 27th Sept – 1st Oct 2021 [session: Logical Framework Planning Matrix for Healthcare Programme]
• MDP on Programme Management & Leadership Building for PPP Coordinators organized by IIHMR Delhi during 20th Sept.2021 to 24th Sept 2021[session: Project Management Skills for PPP]
• Programme Management and Leadership Building for RBSK and RSK Managers organized by IIHMR Delhi during 13th Sept 2021 to 17th Sept. 2021 [Session: Monitoring & Supportive Supervision]
• Programme Management and Leadership Building organized by IIHMR Delhi during 23rd Aug 2021 – 27th August 2021 and 6th Sept 2021 to 10th Sept. 2021 [Session: Preparing Program Implementation Plan Including Gantt Chart]
• Health in Emergencies in Large Populations (H.E.L.P.) course, jointly organized by IIHMR Delhi and the Regional delegation of the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) during 24th Feb. – 6th March 2020 [Session: Data Collection, analysis and sharing] 
• Climate Resilient Health Systems held during 1st Aug – 3rd Aug 2018 [Session: Health & Climate Research]
• Workshop on Crossroads of GIS and Public Health sponsored by DST held during 21st March – 23rd March 2017 [Session: Use of GIS in Public Health Research: Experience Sharing]
• Training Programme on Project Management for Health Programmes held during 13th Feb – 16th Feb 2017 [Session: Project planning: The Logical Framework approach; Evaluation of project performance: experiences from an evaluation study]
• Capacity building workshop in research skills for research officers held during 30th Jan – 31st Jan 2017 [Session: Report writing]
• Urban Health Management held during 20th June – 24th June 2016 [Session: Evaluation of Project Performance: Public Private Partnership)]
• Workshop of Research Methodology for Railway Doctors held during 24th Sept. – 26th Sept. 2014 [Session: data analysis in SPSS]
• Research Methodology for Health Officials of Nepal held during 15th – 20th Nov. 2012 at IIHMR Bangalore [Session: data analysis]

Membership of Scientific & Academic Organizations

•  Life membership of Indian National Confederation and Academy of Anthropologists

•  Life membership of the Indian Association for Social Sciences and Health

Awards Obtained