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Community Health
The Community Health initiative integrates AYUSH systems, local health traditions, and Traditional Community Health Providers (TCHPs) to bridge primary healthcare gaps. Through the VCSTCHP accreditation program, 2,000 TCHPs in 10 states have been certified, empowering a fourth healthcare tier to address disparities, improve accessibility, and enhance quality of life for marginalized populations.
Our key activities are community health research, documentation, assessment, validation of traditional healthcare practices and certification of traditional healers. We have expertise in developing innovative curriculum merging Shastra and science to wide range of stakeholders starting from layman to medical and paramedical experts.
The Community Health group plays a leading role in developing transdisciplinary links across the university and turning research into outreach solutions in primary healthcare. We have established wide range of network with traditional healers across the country which strengthens the 4th tier healthcare system.
This group has experience in conducting community-based studies/population trials, qualitative studies for the effect, efficacy and safety of traditional knowledge-based solutions in public health issues.
Our collaborators and supporters:
NAWA-Nilgiris Adivasi Welfare Association
Garden of Hope Trust
Keystone foundation
Institute of Public Health (IPH), Bengaluru
CCRAS
ICMR – NITM
Traditional healers’ associations across the country
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Dr. Prakash BN, Associate Professor
Research Topics
VCSTCHP is a national scheme
IDA Community Outreach, leveraging traditional healers as knowledge partners in addressing one of the major public health problems of our country i.e., iron-deficiency anaemia (IDA)
Clinical Study on tolerability, treatment adherence, and safety of Drakshavaleha in the management of Iron Deficiency Anemia: An open label single arm study
Evaluation of Add-on value of Iron-Rich Snack with Iron Folic Acid in the Management of Iron-Deficiency Anaemia
Varmam Therapist Diploma course in collaboration with Varma Kalpa Rejuvenation Center (VKRC), Bangalore
Antimicrobial Resistance study – University of Southampton, UK
Integrative Health Sciences – Supported by BOSCH-CSR
Team of Researchers
Dr. Unnikrishnan P
Mr. Hariramamurthi G
Dr. Prakash BN
Dr. Bhanu Priya
Dr. Sandra Das
Dr. Swathi A
Dr. Sreelakshmi TJ
Dr. Chaitra
Dr. Jishamol Shaji
Dr. Dipin
Ms. Anugraha George
Mr. M. Raghavendra
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