COHERD

Joint initiative by

“COHERD is a joint initiative by the Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar (IIPHG), India and Global Health, Institute for Hygiene & Public Health (IHPH), Bonn, Germany. COHERD is a designated Centre for excellence striving to work on interdisciplinary topics of One Health in South and East Asia. COHERD actively engaged with state government and national and international organizations and advocates to establish and strengthen the One Health System.”

Zoonotic Diseases

  • Initiatives to support Rabies Free Cities in India [2023-24]
  • Knowledge, Awareness and Practices about selected Zoonotic Diseases in India [2023-24]
  • Research to explore Intersectoral Collaborations for One Health Approach (RICOHA): A health system study in Ahmedabad, India [2017-21]

Antimicrobial Resistance

  • Initiatives to support Rabies a
  • Vegetables as a vehicle for AMR (vAMR): An agroecosystem exploration from One Health perspective in India [2021-24]
  • Developing Community-Led Solutions to Antimicrobial Resistance: Building a One Health Approach in Low- and Middle-Income Countries [2020-21]
  • Investigating the epidemiological determinants & transmission pathway of AMR focusing on MRSA among urban livestock keepers community in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India [2017-21]
  • Free Cities in India [2023-24]
  • Knowledge, Awareness and Practices about selected Zoonotic Diseases in India [2023-24]
  • Research to explore Intersectoral Collaborations for One Health Approach (RICOHA): A health system study in Ahmedabad, India [2017-21]

Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH)

  • Green and Climate-Resilient Healthcare facilities in Gujarat [2023-24]
  • Improving Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene in Health Care Facilities in Canning Subdivision, West Bengal [2022-23]
  • Towards Improving WASH in Healthcare facilities in Assam [2018-19]
  • WASH practices in maternity units and maternal outcomes: Missing link in efforts to reduce maternal mortality in Gujarat, India [2017-20]
  • WASH beyond the labor room: A -state assessment in India [2016-17]
  • Hygiene on maternity units: lessons from a needs assessment in Bangladesh and India [2013-14]
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Health System Strengthening

  • Co-creating One Health workforce through Health system strengthening in Western India- One Health System Strengthening in India (OHSSIN) [2022-23]
  • One Health Intersectoral Collaboration and Health Services during COVID-19: A multi-stage, -level mixed-methods study in Ahmedabad, India (CoV-Intersect) [2021-22]
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Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH)

  • Green and Climate-Resilient Healthcare facilities in Gujarat [2023-24]
  • Improving Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene in Health Care Facilities in Canning Subdivision, West Bengal [2022-23]
  • Towards Improving WASH in Healthcare facilities in Assam [2018-19]
  • WASH practices in maternity units and maternal outcomes: Missing link in efforts to reduce maternal mortality in Gujarat, India [2017-20]
  • WASH beyond the labor room: A -state assessment in India [2016-17]
  • Hygiene on maternity units: lessons from a needs assessment in Bangladesh and India [2013-14]
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Biosecurity

  • Strengthening detection of high-consequence pathogens through innovative training networks of women veterinarians [2023-24]
  • The Interaction between Formal Social Protection and Social Capital in Ensuring Resilience to Food Insecurity (SPFS) in Ahmedabad, India [2021-23]
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Our Team

Our Contribution

For Further Details

Lead, COHERD

Prof. (Dr.) Deepak Saxena

Director, IIPHG

<ddeepak72@iiphg.org>

Co-Lead, COHERD

Dr. Sandul Yasobant

Asst. Professor, IIPHG

<yasobant@iiphg.org>