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Explore a range of impactful programs designed to enhance public health and community wellness across India.
AaKAS translates research into community action. We design, test, and scale evidence-based public health programmes across rural, tribal, and urban India — working with WHO, UNICEF, government agencies, and academic institutions.
Evidence-Informed Solutions for Health Systems & Communities
From field-based implementation research to strategic institutional advisory — AaKAS delivers across the full spectrum of public health practice.
- Implementation research design
- Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs)
- Pilot and feasibility studies
- Mixed-methods research (quantitative & qualitative)
- Monitoring, learning & evidence documentation
- Support for scale-up decisions based on evidence
- Baseline, midline, and endline evaluations
- Outcome and impact assessments
- Process and implementation assessments
- Theory of Change and results framework review
- Learning-focused evaluations for programme improvement
- Health systems analysis and planning
- Policy review and technical inputs
- Support for WHO Healthy Cities processes
- Data collection, reporting, and dashboards
- Evidence inputs for policy and programme design
- Community engagement and mobilisation
- Field implementation of health & social interventions
- Context-specific delivery models
- Partnership with local organisations and workers
- Pilot implementation and on-ground learning
- Training of health and community workers
- Youth leadership and mentorship programmes
- Field-based and experiential learning
- Skill-building for ethical and effective practice
- Sustainable, local workforce development
- Strategic planning and programme design
- Technical advisory and decision support
- Institutional strengthening and process design
- Evidence translation for leadership and governance
- Collaborative planning with partners and stakeholders
Our Signature Programmes in Action
From youth leadership to palliative care to climate health — each initiative is evidence-grounded, community-rooted, and designed for longevity.
Youth leadership and community engagement programme in Jatni, Odisha. AaKAS leads identification, training, and mentorship of young participants — in collaboration with UN-Habitat ↗ and WHO ↗.
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A maternal and newborn health package evaluated through a Randomized Controlled Trial. AaKAS serves as implementation partner — supporting field work, community engagement, and evidence generation across 60 villages in Ratlam over a decade.
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A care delivery model pioneered by AaKAS to make palliative care, NCD care, and therapy services accessible in rural, tribal, and underserved urban communities. Uses task-shifting and telemedicine — extending specialist-guided care since 2020.
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AaKAS serves as technical partner to Indore Municipal Corporation under the WHO Healthy Cities Network — supporting registration, baseline assessments, priority identification, and action plan development with Health-in-All-Policies integration.
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AaKAS designs and implements telemedicine-enabled community care models integrating e-Sanjeevani, ABDM, and HMIS. Deployed across MP, Gujarat, and Delhi — from infrastructure setup to government handover. 5+ years of continuous operation.
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A multi-country research collaboration improving public health responses to climate change by expanding early warning systems for diarrheal diseases. Building collaborations with researchers from South Africa, Indonesia, India, Nepal, Taiwan, and Vietnam — studying how ENSO and monsoon anomalies impact disease burden.
View Project Page ↗A Decade of Field-Tested Work
Beyond flagship programmes, AaKAS has delivered impactful research, evaluation, and implementation projects across India — with governments, institutions, and communities.
Qualitative evaluation of the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana across Gujarat and Bihar — assessing implementation quality, beneficiary experience, and system-level gaps. Conducted with PHFI and UNICEF, informing national-level programme improvements.
Household survey of 200 Ayushman Bharat beneficiaries across Gujarat and MP — assessing awareness, utilisation, and barriers to accessing the scheme. Generated actionable insights for scheme communication and implementation strengthening.
Large-scale baseline survey covering 9,558 participants across 40 villages using tablet-based ODK data collection — establishing prevalence benchmarks for targeted intervention planning.
End-line evaluation in Ahmedabad and Surat — covering 624 survey respondents and 20 in-depth qualitative interviews — assessing outcomes for women's health and livelihood programmes.
Developed M&E framework, community program review, and performance indicator systems for J. Watumull Global Hospital & Research Center (Brahma Kumaris) — strengthening governance and service delivery for long-term sustainability.
A 9-year collaboration with IIPHG Gandhinagar — spanning health systems research design, geriatric care curriculum development, health education material creation, and digital data collection tool development.
Trained 38 community health workers on musculoskeletal disorder management; developed adolescent health modules; created care training systems subsequently absorbed into the institutional budget — a proven model of sustainable government handover.
Mobilised 30 tribal villages for systematic sickle cell screening — training village health workers on protocols and digital referral pathways. Screening was subsequently adopted into routine government health worker duties.
Where We Work
AaKAS operates across six states — with offices in Ahmedabad, Indore, and Delhi — and field presence in rural, tribal, and urban underserved communities nationwide.
Ratlam, Indore, Jaora, Ujjain, Narmada — Karuna Setu, ISHA Wellness Centres, Barakat Bundle RCT, Sickle Cell screening programme across 30 tribal villages.
Ahmedabad, Surat, Narmada tribal belt, Dharampur — WHO Healthy Cities, SEWA Shakti Kendra end-line, ARCH Dharampur rehabilitation, PM-JAY household survey.
Urban underserved neighbourhoods — Karuna Setu urban extension, telemedicine implementation. Office: LGF, E-2, E Block, Kalka Ji, New Delhi 110019.
PMMVY qualitative evaluation in partnership with PHFI and UNICEF (2022) — assessing beneficiary experience of India's maternity benefit scheme.
Jatani block, Bhubaneswar — Young Gamechangers Initiative, Jatni Yuva Shakti Club, collaboration with WHO SEARO and UN-Habitat.
AWARE Project with University of Maryland — climate health research spanning South Africa, Indonesia, Nepal, Taiwan, and Vietnam alongside India.
AaKAS: 2013 — 2026
From a first community health initiative in Gujarat to a multi-state, multi-partner public health organisation shaping systems and policy.
AaKAS founded. First community health initiatives launched in Gujarat. Early research partnerships established. Implementation methodology built from the field up.
Launched ISHA Wellness Centres in Ratlam, Indore, Ahmedabad. Sickle cell screening across 30 tribal villages in Narmada. ARCH Dharampur community rehabilitation. IIPHG partnership begins (9-year collaboration). SEWA Shakti Kendra end-line study (624 respondents). Women police health training — Nirbhaya Programme, Modasa.
Karuna Setu telemedicine model launched — palliative & NCD care in rural communities. Barakat Bundle RCT begins (350 mothers, 60 villages, Ratlam). Anemia baseline survey (9,558 participants across 40 villages). COVID-19 response through digital health platforms.
WHO Healthy Cities Network — AaKAS as technical partner to Indore Municipal Corporation. PMMVY evaluation with UNICEF & PHFI (Gujarat & Bihar). Young Gamechangers Initiative to Jatni, Odisha — with UN-Habitat and WHO SEARO. Tillor Village wellness camps (750+ community members).
Delhi office established. 20,000+ individuals reached. AWARE Project with University of Maryland — multi-country climate health research. 55,000+ beneficiaries served cumulatively. JYS Club independently operational. Telemedicine implementation leadership consolidated.
Who We Work With
AaKAS has built trusted, long-term relationships with global health institutions, government bodies, academic organisations, and community collectives.
Technical partner for the WHO Healthy Cities Network — supporting Ahmedabad and Indore municipal corporations in framework alignment, baseline assessments, and action plan development. YGI collaboration with WHO SEARO in Odisha.
PMMVY qualitative evaluation across Gujarat and Bihar (2022) in partnership with PHFI — assessing implementation quality and beneficiary experience of India's premier maternity benefit scheme.
Multi-year research partnership on health systems evaluation and maternal health programs — co-leading PMMVY evaluation and contributing to evidence generation for national programme improvements.
9-year collaboration (2018–2022) spanning health systems research design, geriatric care curriculum development, health education material creation, and digital data collection system development.
Karuna Setu home-based palliative care model implemented in collaboration with the Department of Palliative Care, Ministry of Health — delivering community-level care since 2020 across MP, Gujarat, and Delhi.
Youth leadership and community engagement through the Young Gamechangers Initiative — providing systems and community-development perspective that strengthens youth capacity for structured participatory community work.
Your Contribution Scales Community Health
Shaped by years of working alongside communities, health workers, and public systems — our mission is not theoretical. It is lived, tested, and continuously refined. Help us reach further.
