The GRID Council

05/06/2026

What happened to breastfeeding among mother-newborn dyads when a pandemic hit?

At GRID, we studied 114 participants across 7 hospitals to understand what what worked and what challenges did the system, as hospitals navigated the COVID-19 crisis.

This study has been published in Frontiers in Nutrition. To access the full article, visit the link in the comments.

15/05/2026

Many public health professionals, researchers, and students use , but very few are trained in designing and integrating them effectively.

Over the last six years, GRID Council has worked across complex multi-site projects using mixed-methods research approaches. Several of these have shaped up as peer-reviewed in reputed journals and culminated in actionable decisions. We have distilled our real-world know-how into a compact 8-hour learning cohort designed to strengthen practical research skills.

Following the response to our previous cohorts, we are now opening registrations for the ‘Fundamentals of Applied Mixed-Methods Research’ course for this quarter (Cohort 2026.Q2).

We encourage those interested in mixed-methods research to enrol for this course.

The course will help to:
• Learn practical mixed-methods from real projects
• Understand global standards like & for publication-quality research
• Engage in peer-learning, case-study exercises, and MMR review activities

Date and Time: 15–18 June 2026 | 6–8 PM IST
Mode: Online via Zoom

GRID cohorts are intentionally small in size for effective engagement. Hence, there are limited seats which are filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

More details are available in the flyer.

09/05/2026

We evaluated the Child Growth Monitor, a smartphone-based AI and 3D imaging application developed by Welthungerhilfe (WHH), for its ability to detect stunting and measure height among 310 children aged 24–59 months in the Rautahat district of Nepal. The paper has been published in The Lancet Regional Health – Southeast Asia in April, 2026.

The findings highlight the possibility of frontline health workers using a smartphone to screen children for stunting in real time, with automatic WHO growth chart plotting and zero manual data entry.

We are deeply grateful to our collaborators at Welthungerhilfe (WHH) and NTAG Nepal, to the field teams and families in Rautahat who made this possible.

Congratulations and heartfelt thanks to the entire team: Shivangi Kaushik, Miriam Kahraman, Ankit Gupta, Anupama V, Ph.D., Nasrullah Ali, Maheshwor Rijal, Sampurna Rai, HAMZA SALAH, Divita Sharma, Ritika Mukherjee and Archisman Mohapatra

Link to the full article: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lansea.2026.100774

11/04/2026

When a national programme trains 7,047 doctors across 200 workshops, how do you know if it actually worked in real world settings?

Our team at GRID Council evaluated the Indian Academy Of Pediatrics NURTURE initiative to train paediatricians in Nurturing Care for Early Childhood Development. We used a triphasic mixed-methods design combining the RE-AIM and Moore's Frameworks. The results of this study were published in BMJ Paediatrics Open in March 2026 (Mukherjee SB, et al).

In this video, Dr Archisman Mohapatra (GRID Council) walks through:
→ Why standard pre/post evaluations fall short for complex programmes
→ How the triphasic mixed-methods design works and why the phases matter
→ What data integration actually looks like in practice
→ What we found including both what worked and what needs to improve
→ Why the method has to match the question

This is the kind of evaluation rigour that complex development programmes deserve whether in health, education, livelihoods, or governance.

Authors: Dr Piyush Gupta, Dr Sharmila Mukherjee, Dr Samir Hasan Dalwai, Dr Digant Shastri, Dr. Yogesh Parikh, Dr Jeeson C Unni, Dr Remesh R Kumar, Dr upendra kinjawadekar, Dr Basavaraja GV, Dr Vineet Saxena, Dr Rajesh Mehta, Dr. Priyanka Pawar, Dr Ritika Mukherjee


Watch full video:

Mukherjee SB, Dalwai SH, Shastri DD, et al. Development, implementation and short-term impact of capacity building workshops on nurturing care for paediatric...

23/02/2026

23/02/2026

Public Health Evaluations often end up being just 'yet another report'. We highlight a common reason here - the lack of using Frameworks. Check this brief slide deck and let us know what you feel about this. Cheers!

03/02/2026

In today’s public health research ecosystem, not understanding mixed methods is a professional handicap.
What was once “nice to have” is now essential—for theses, high-impact publications, grants, and public health leadership.

At GRID, it has taken us six years of doing, failing, publishing, and teaching to build applied mixed methods expertise.
Learn the essence in 8 hours.

We’re opening Cohort 2026.Q1 of the ‘Fundamentals of Applied Mixed-Methods Research’: an 8-hour compact cohort, designed using the GRID 4D Learning Framework© (Define, Design, Do, Deliver) to help public health professionals gain clarity and confidence in applied mixed methods research.

23–26 February 2026
Details in the flyer and comments
Registration Link: https://forms.gle/vipLcZ5tgcbaeACh8

08/01/2026

We are inviting applications for hashtag

Interested individuals are requested to submit their applications using the following link: https://lnkd.in/gfyzWgAH

Last date of application: 20th January, 2026
Location: Noida/ Hybrid

29/11/2025

now!

’s December 2025 Cohort ‘Fundamentals of Research’ | 15th-18th December 2025

Over the years, we have had the privilege of engaging with an inspiring community of educators, researchers, and public health professionals whose support has strengthened our training efforts. We are excited to share this new learning opportunity with the wider research community.

About the Course: A practical, beginner-friendly, 4-session certified program to help public health enthusiast describe, design, do and draft Applied Research with clarity and confidence.
Participants attending all 4 sessions will receive a certificate.

Course Fee: INR 5000 + 18% GST = INR 5900
Registration and Payment Link: https://lnkd.in/gShcfsR5
Last Date for Registration: 12th December 2025
Details of the course are given in the attached flyer.

We request our colleagues, collaborators, and institutional partners to help us disseminate this course for maximal reach. Thank you!
Link to LinkedIn: https://tinyurl.com/bdfphrf8