Team
Team
Our all-women study team has expertise in epidemiology & population health, clinical gynaecology, health systems & medical anthropology.
Research scholars
PhD student: Jesty Varghese UQ-IIT Delhi
Supervised by: Professor Gita Mishra UQ/SAHELI; Professor Sisir Debnath, IIT Delhi; Professor Saurabh Paul, IIT Delhi; and Dr Sapna Desai, PC Institute/SAHELI
PhD student: Roopal Jyoti Singh, UGhent, Belgium
Supervised by: Prof. Phillipe Tummers, UGhent; Dr Rawand Salihi, UGhent; Prof. Emeritus Marleen Temmerman, UGhent; Prof. Sisir Debnath, IIT Delhi; and Dr Sapna Desai, PC Institute/ SAHELI
Collaborators
Our formative “listening” phase included interviews with women in 4 states, led by: Kranti Vora and Shahin Saiyed in Gujarat, in collaboration with SAATHI and SEWA; JK Lakshmi and Surya Surendran in Andhra Pradesh; Neymat Chadha and Sharmada Sivaram in Bihar, with JEEViKA SHGs and SEWA; and Neymat Chadha in Punjab, with support from the State Rural Livelihoods Mission and SEWA.
During the formative phase, SAHELI team members supported Prayas, led by Narendra Gupta and Chhaya Pachauli, to conduct consultations in 6 states with providers, policymakers, researchers and advocates in collaboration with UNFPA and several state-level organisations
State Consultation, Hyderabad, December 2023
During formative research, Bihar, February 2024
SAHELI engaged a team of senior advisors, program officers and investigators to implement the survey in 3 states.
Senior Advisors: Professor TK Roy, Former Director, IIPS and Professor Sulabha Parsuraman, Professor Emeritus IIPS
| Mumbai: | Mohammed Shafi, Manish Lekhwani |
| Bihar: |
Sanjeev Harsh Dwivedi, Mouli Maity Sapna Saha, Avida, Chanda Singh, Santoshi Kumari, Rani Kumari, Nibha Kumari, Kumkum, Kajal Kumari, Prashant and Prince |
| Punjab: |
Agam Sharma, Vikas Kaushik Pooja Rani, Mahinderjeet Kaur, Meena Rani, Priyanka Sehgal, Manjeet Kaur, Shamli Rani, Sunita Kaur, Sunita Rani, Gurjeet Kaur, Vipin Kumar |
| Telangana: |
Masthan Tadapatri, Kiran Devu G Anitha, S Bhavani, A Lavanya, M Neelima, D Praneetha, Y Sumalatha, M Sandhya, K Chandrakala, V Rajeshwari, R Soundarya, M Ravali, M Bheem Rao |
- A population-based quantitative survey in three states, which will include demographic characteristics, reproductive histories, household decision-making power; employment; self-reported health status, and quality of life, and biomarkers. There is a focussed module for women who have undergone hysterectomy to assess effects on quality of life, mental health, and access to treatment for side effects.
- In-depth qualitative research on treatment journeys and health system responses, amongst women, providers and community members.
- Evidence syntheses on hysterectomy and its consequences in India
- Intervention mapping and research translation activities to identify and advance feasible interventions
SAHELI team members with survey program officers and investigators, 2025
SAHELI team members with survey program officers, 2025
SAHELI team members with Telangana program officers and investigators, 2025
SAHELI team members with Bihar program officers and investigators, 2025
SAHELI team members with Punjab program officers and investigators, 2025
During the survey, we offered telephone sessions with expert gynaecologists in the SAHELI team, including PIs and TAG members, for free information on gynaecological concerns.
| Telangana: | Dr Nabnita Patnaik, AIIMS Bibinagar; Dr Anantha Lakshmi, Govt Medical College, Vikarabad; and Dr. Aruna Suman, Govt Maternity Hospital Hyderabad. |
| Punjab: | Dr Bharti Sharma, PGIMER Chandigarh; Dr Neerja Bhatla, SAHELI/Former Prof AIIMS New Delhi; and Dr Reeta Mahey, SAHELI/AIIMS New Delhi. |
| Bihar: | Dr Hemali Heidi Sinha, SAHELI/Former Prof AIIMS Patna, Dr Mukta Agrawal SAHELI/AIIMS Patna |