The SIIP team visited the Comprehensive Rural Health Project (CRHP) and its associated Julia Hospital in Jamkhed on 30 September 2015.We were introduced to the project by Mr. Jayesh Kamble, who, for the past ten years has been a part of various initiatives by CRHP — mobile health team, adolescent boys initiative, farmers’ clubs, women’s […]
The SIIP team visited KEM Health and Research Center, located in Vadu (around 40 km from Pune). KEMHRC aims to extend healthcare to rural population through various means and collaborations. It is working in the field of health through various programs including: 1. Shirdi Sai Baba Rural Hospital, 2. Health and demographic surveillance system, 3. […]
Malshirus, a village in the Purandar district of Maharashtra, is the field of work for MASUM. MASUM is a development group that is aimed at making women self reliant and aware of their rights, as well as to nurture their physical and emotional health. We visited the village on 10th March 2015 and were escorted […]
Summary report on International Conference on Social Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development The International Conference on Social Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development was organised by TISS and DBS Foundation with the purview of discussing and assimilating ideas on facets of social entrepreneurship and their effects on sustainable development. The conference explored academic perspectives on social entrepreneurship; outlined […]
13 Feb 2015: Indo-UK Joint Workshop on “Affordable medical diagnostics and devices: From ideation to commercialization” | Outline | Report | A joint workshop was organised by Venture Center, NCL Innovation Park, Pune, UK Science and Innovation Network and Association of British Scholars, Pune with the motivation of understanding various aspects of technology commercialization for medical devices. […]