BackgroundIndia is home to 705 individual indigenous tribal communities who are recognised as “Scheduled Tribes” (STs) by the Indian Constitution and constitute 8.6% of the country’s population. Despite their rich traditional ecological knowledge (TEK), access to biodiverse food systems, and schemes supporting tribal welfare, the ST communities have compromised nutritional status and subpar quality of life which could be attributed to socio-economic, environmental and demographic transitions and other factors. Their distinctive food systems are also facing erosion.AimWe aim to characterize, revive, support, monitor and manage sustainable food systems to address malnutrition in indigenous tribal communities of India. Additionally, we will pilot a food systems intervention, co-developed with, and implemented in, one tribal community, with the aim of supporting the nutritional wellbeing of this populationResearch MethodologyDevelop, adapt, standardize and pilot toolkits on food systems, their drivers and a

Globally, road traffic collisions are the leading cause of death among adolescents. India has an increasing burden of road injuries among adolescents. Our previous qualitative work found that understanding context is critical to enable implementation of effective interventions to reduce the burden of road injury among adolescents. On 29th July 2020, the New Education Policy was introduced by the Government of India which proposes accessible education for special groups by providing bicycles. Knowing the vulnerability of pedestrians and cyclists, we need measures to ensure equitable and safe routes to school, to achieve the goal of accessible education for every child. We will use a sequential, mixed methods approach to evaluate the road environment quantitatively using the International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) Star Rating for School App, followed by qualitative investigation with key stakeholders to assess system capacity for implementation of safe school routes in Madhya Pradesh. The proposed met

Background: Resource allocation in health is universally challenging. Pursuing a strategy of evidence-based decision-making and using tools such as Health Technology Assessment (HTA) can help address issues relating to both affordability and equity when allocating resources. HTA is a mechanism or process to support evidence informed decision making in the health system, in a consistent, fair and transparent process occurring within a well-defined legal framework. It provides valuable evidence which could be useful for decision-making in LMICs, both in terms of maximising health and enhancing equity. Aim: The aim of the COoperation between Australia and China in HTA (COACH) is  to promote China-Australia co-operation in HTA through knowledge exchange and research collaboration. Method: The program will focus on developing collaborative capacity development including staff exchanges, research seminars, panel discussions and policy workshops. How will this help: Australia has used