Senior Manager
Puneet Khanduja is Senior Manager and Lead – Health and Nutrition in MicroSave’s Government and Social Impact (GSI) domain. He is a public health expert having an experience of over 10 years, most of which is gained through direct involvement in projects implemented by multiple state governments, Government of India, pioneer academic institution, international funding agencies, and community based organisations across India.
What will it take for eSanjeevaniOPD to help tackle the third COVID-19 wave and future pandemics?
This briefing note shares our insights and recommendations from our pilot to strengthen eSanjeevaniOPD—the Government of India’s teleconsultation platform and similar private platforms.
Feb 7, 2022
Manmohan Singh, Atulya Mishra, Puneet Khanduja and Akhand Tiwari
Feb 7, 2022
Manmohan Singh, Atulya Mishra, Puneet Khanduja and Akhand Tiwari
Vaccine hesitancy—an impending barrier to India’s COVID-19 vaccination program
As India scrambles to vaccinate its population, it faces a major barrier—vaccine hesitancy. This blog charts a three-pronged approach that combines interventions from both the demand and supply sides to address this issue.
Jun 11, 2021
Jun 11, 2021
NFHS 5 calls for urgent action on child nutrition in India
The article highlights findings from the first round of National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 5, a large scale nationwide survey of households in India, released in Dec’20. The article primarily focuses on Five major indicators of child nutrition and compares the outcome of first round of NFHS 5, covering 54% of India’s population with previously conducted NFHS, 3 and 4 in the year 2005-06 and 2015-16 respectively.
Feb 11, 2021
Aakash Mehrotra, Puneet Khanduja, Monica Dutta and Palak Khanna
Feb 11, 2021
Aakash Mehrotra, Puneet Khanduja, Monica Dutta and Palak Khanna
Reimagining the Indian government’s telemedicine platform
This note highlights three key challenges—abuse, availability, and access that telemedicine platforms in India, such as the government’s eSanjeevani, need to address. It also benchmarks eSanjeevani with other global telemedicine platforms and suggests strategies to tackle the prevalent challenges.
Feb 10, 2021
Feb 10, 2021
Preparing for life after COVID-19: How India’s healthcare system can better respond to future shocks
India’s public healthcare system was tested by the onset of COVID-19. How India’s healthcare system can better respond to future shocks. Here are our findings and recommendations for better future preparedness.
Feb 2, 2021
Feb 2, 2021
Policy shifts to bolster India’s frontline healthcare workers
The pandemic has reiterated the importance of Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) in the healthcare delivery systems of India. This blog sheds light on the long-standing challenges ASHAs face and how the government can tackle them
Feb 2, 2021
Impact of COVID-19 on routine healthcare services and ASHAs
The report studies the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on key elements of India’s health system framework—community demand, provision of health services, and community health workers. It also provides recommendations to better prepare the healthcare system of India to tackle shocks like the COVID-19 pandemic.
Feb 1, 2021
Puneet Khanduja, Prairna Koul, Vedika Tibrewala, Noel Johns and Kushagra Harshavardhan
Feb 1, 2021
Puneet Khanduja, Prairna Koul, Vedika Tibrewala, Noel Johns and Kushagra Harshavardhan
SHG awareness and SRLM employee training comic on coronavirus
MSC’s comic booklets on COVID-19 are illustrated narratives that build awareness among State Rural Livelihoods Mission (SRLM) staff members and SHG members during the pandemic. These comics feature rich visual stories to generate awareness, influence precautionary behavior, and drive the safety of SRLM staff members and SHG members.
Jun 18, 2020
Jun 18, 2020