Senior Analyst
Puneet Khanduja is a Manager in Digital Financial Services domain of MSC India, focused in Government and Social Impact (GSI). He specializes in health and nutrition, research methodology, health economics, epidemiology and health promotion.
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
An insight into the case fatality rate and its association with preventive measures taken by government in response to Covid-19
On May 3rd, India completed 40 days in lockdown due to the COVID-19 health emergency. Epidemiologists and data scientists have created simulations and models to project the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, if preventive measures such as screening, isolation, quarantine and a nation-wide lockdown had not been implemented.
May 6, 2020
May 6, 2020
MFI client awareness comic on Coronavirus
MSC has developed a series of conversational comic books for microfinance institutions to create awareness, influence precautionary behavior, and drive safety of the weak and the vulnerable during COVID-19. These comics have been customized for different geographies. You can access the country specific versions below.
Apr 23, 2020
Apr 23, 2020
MFI employee training comic on Coronavirus
MSC developed a series of conversational comic books for microfinance institutions (MFIs) to inform their frontline staff members on safety measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. These comics have been customized for different geographies. You can access the country specific versions below.
Apr 23, 2020
Nutrition literacy: Charting a new path forward
This blog examines the factors that influence people’s food choices and thus their nutritional intake. It also highlights the need for nutrition literacy among the PDS beneficiaries.
Jan 31, 2020
Neha Parakh, Puneet Khanduja, Mitul Thapliyal and Vijay Ravi
Jan 31, 2020
Neha Parakh, Puneet Khanduja, Mitul Thapliyal and Vijay Ravi
An apple a day may not keep the doctor away—the importance of dietary diversity
Based on a study conducted by MSC in August, 2019 to assess the nutritional gaps in PDS households, this blog highlights the importance of incorporating local and diverse food items into the beneficiaries’ diet
Jan 31, 2020
Neha Parakh, Puneet Khanduja, Mitul Thapliyal and Vijay Ravi
Full, yet undernourished? How India can move from food security to nutrition security
This blog presents the challenges faced by India to shift the focus of its public distribution system from food security to nutrition security.
Jan 30, 2020
Jan 30, 2020
A study to assess the nutritional gaps in Public Distribution System (PDS) beneficiary households
MSC’s report examines the PDS food basket and the dietary intake of beneficiary households. We also suggest ways to increase the nutritional efficiency of various government programs to improve the overall nutritional outcome.
Jan 28, 2020
Puneet Khanduja, Neha Parakh, Mitul Thapliyal and Vijay Ravi
Jan 28, 2020
Puneet Khanduja, Neha Parakh, Mitul Thapliyal and Vijay Ravi