India is suffering from a double-burden of diet-related ill health. This is due to the joint effects of nutritional deficiencies and the over-supply of adverse dietary components such as harmful fats, salt, added sugars and energy. There has been a significant national effort to address micronutrient deficiency disorders in India with strong evidence of success - since 1990 it is estimated that the burden attributable to these conditions has fallen by almost two thirds although millions continue to be affected every year.  Health problems caused by excess consumption of adverse dietary components has over the same time risen by about 80%. An integrated program that addresses both the under- and over-supply of dietary components is now required to address these issues in parallel. The consequences of malnutrition caused by under-consumption of essential foods in India have fallen over the last decade - stunting among children has declined from 48% to 38% and underweight from 43% to 36% though o

Snakebite is a neglected tropical disease, affecting 2.7 million people developing clinical illness after snakebite (envenoming) and leading to 125,000 deaths annually. However, there is a broad consensus, that these numbers are underestimates, as many victims do not attend health facilities. Apart from deaths, snakebite envenomation also causes long-term health effects, and have a high social and economic impact in affected rural communities. Recognising the public health impact of snakebite on vulnerable communities the World Health Organisation (WHO) has in 2017 added snakebite to the list of neglected tropical diseases, the only non-communicable disease to be so. About 46,000 deaths from snakebite, occur in India every annually. However, the actions taken are not commensurate to the burden and impact of the disease. The project seeks to examine policies and systems responses to address the burden of snakebite in India. We intend for our findings to contribute to growing efforts in I

The project aims to identify gaps and opportunities in existing transport systems by examining existing policies followed by qualitative interviews with key stakeholders Background: Transportation equity seeks fairness in mobility and accessibility across class, gender and for differently abled people. It enables access to social and economic opportunity through the provision of equal levels of access for all people to all places. As a pressing issue facing transportation policymakers today, the question of transportation equity is also one of the most complicated. Access to reliable and affordable transportation is essential to addressing poverty, unemployment, obesity, and a variety of other social ills. New mobility technologies make change and disruption of the transportation network inevitable, and are an opportunity to build equitable and sustainable transport systems. Policies and interventions need to be designed and implemented with an ‘‘equity lens’’ to ensure that benefits reac

Background Over half of the world’s population lives in cities, and one in three city-dwellers live in informal settlements in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Inadequate access to services, and limited opportunities to shape the environment, lead to a wide range of physical and mental health risks and overall well-being for persons living in informal urban settlements. Accountability for Informal Urban Equity (ARISE) is a consortium of interconnected and interdisciplinary research hubs across Africa, South Asia, and the UK. The hub aims to address the intractable development challenges of ill-health, inequity, and insecurity in informal urban settlements in low- and middle-income countries in the context of complex and often dysfunctional governance arrangements. The ARISE team comprises a diverse set of research organizations across Bangladesh, India, Kenya, Sierra Leone, United Kingdom, and an international federation of slum dweller organizations. By sharing experiences across the