Our services span the development and analysis of health policies and programs, as well as the design and delivery of policy and program evaluations to inform more effective, equitable, and sustainable health outcomes.
Our expertise includes:
Research design - primary and secondary, qualitative and quantitative
Large scale qualitative and quantitative studies
Health system assessments and gap analyses
Health policy and program design services
Retrospective and prospective health policy analysis and evaluations
Large-scale health program evaluations and reform (process, outcome, and impact)
Economic evaluations, analyses and strategy
Health technology assessments (HTA) and training
Health workforce economics
Implementation research and healthcare systems reform to strengthen Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and improve equity in health systems, including the Institute’s Health Equity Action Lab
Who we work with:
CREST - Meta Research and Evidence Synthesis
Our specialised researchers have deep expertise in conducting systematic reviews, evidence synthesis, and meta-analyses to support high-quality, evidence-based decisions in health systems and policies locally and globally.
Our services include:
Rapid reviews for funding priorities, health policies, and programs
Evidence briefs for senior policymakers
Meta-analyses and systematic reviews
Qualitative evidence synthesis
Who we work with:
Local, state and national governments
Global health agencies, multilaterals and foundations
Industry and private organisations
Academic and medical research institutions
NGOs and community organisations
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Our Researchers
CREST - Statistics & Data Science
Our global team of biostatisticians, statisticians and data scientists conduct complex statistical analyses to support health and medical research, ensuring its quality, validity, and reliability. Our data experts can provide the quantitative, qualitative, and statistical analyses needed to answer your complex research questions and support data driven decision-making.
Our services include:
Study Design: Developing robust research plans and complex trial designs.
Data Collection: Gathering data through surveys, administrative records, web scraping, or other means.
Data Management & Governance: Ensuring data quality, validity, and long-term accessibility.
Statistical & Data Analysis: Applying complex statistical models, machine learning, and bioinformatics techniques to analyse data and draw insights.
Predictive analytics: for research and program outcomes
Data Visualization: Creating interactive displays to explore and communicate findings.
CREST - Research training
Our globally recognised Research Training Programs blend academic rigour with practical, real-world application to build research capacity and drive evidence-based healthcare. Developed and delivered by experts at The George Institute for Global Health, these programs empower early career researchers, clinicians, public health professionals, clinical trial staff, and policymakers to lead impactful research across diverse health systems. Offered face-to-face, online, or in blended formats, each course is designed to be globally informed while tailored with regional context to ensure practical relevance. Whether undertaken individually or as part of a broader training pathway, these programs foster innovation, strengthen expertise, and support meaningful collaborations that advance global health outcomes.
Our programs are ideal for:
Clinicians and allied health professionals new to research
Research managers and coordinators
Policy makers and public health practitioners
CREST - First Nations Research and Consulting
Specialising in First Nations research and engagement, The George Institute’s Guuna Maana team supports culturally safe, Indigenous-led and co-designed research grounded in Indigenous knowledges, values and priorities.
We work in partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and organisations to ensure respectful, inclusive research design and methodology, as well as equity-centred program development and implementation.
Our services include:
Community-led research centered in Indigenous methodologies
Translational research, data analysis and program evaluation
Equity-centred policy and program design, recommendations and implementation
Training and capacity building, including in Indigenous research methodologies, cultural safety and community engagement
Who we work with:
Local, state and national governments
Public health agencies and networks
Policy planners and senior program managers
Aborigi
CREST - Stakeholder Engagement and Advocacy
Our Impact and engagement team excels at facilitating meaningful advocacy, consultations and stakeholder engagement with decision-makers and the communities they serve. We bring key stakeholders together to co-create impactful, context-driven policy recommendations and solutions that drive real changes to healthcare.
Our approach supports both retrospective and prospective policy consultations on priority issues including chronic disease, health equity and access. We develop comprehensive policy briefs and foster inclusive dialogue, turning evidence and research into actionable outcomes for health policies and programs.
Our services include:
Stakeholder consultation and strategic engagement
Organisation, convening and facilitation of dialogues and meetings
Policy briefs
Community engagement and involvement strategies
Advocacy support for evidence-informed policies
Who we work with:
Local, state and national governments
Public
CREST - Research Training Facilitators
Our course facilitators
India
The George Institute for Global Health India, established in 2007, is a leading independent health research organisation committed to improving the lives of vulnerable and underserved populations across the country. With offices in New Delhi and Hyderabad, along with multiple field sites, our work spans 21 states across India. Central to our mission is turning research into action, ensuring that evidence is translated into practical solutions and policy change that directly improves health outcomes.
At The George Institute, our areas of research address some of the world’s biggest health challenges, focusing on areas like cardiovascular health, health equity, health systems science, injury and trauma, mental health and neurology, multiple long-term conditions, renal and metabolic, women’s health, planetary health, and nutrition and food systems. Each program is designed to tackle specific health concerns through targeted research initiatives that aim to improve prevention,
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The George Institute led landmark study improves adolescent mental health in India’s urban slums
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Professor Pallab K. Maulik
Profile
Pallab leads Research department at The George Institute for Global Health, India. He trained as a psychiatrist at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, received training in public health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, as well as Johns Hopkins School of Public Health where he pursued his Masters and Doctoral training, respectively.
Professor Maulik has worked with the World Health Organisation (WHO), Geneva on Project Atlas and other mental health programs, and clinically as a psychiatrist in India and Australia. He has worked for more than 25 years in global mental health and has research network across multiple countries and institutions where he is affiliated with and with whom he collaborates on many projects.
His particular research interests include social determinants of health, especially mental health services, mental disorders, international mental health, and intellectual disability. He is a Principal Investigator or co-investigator on many large mental health projects in India and abroad. He primarily focuses on delivering affordable and accessible mental health care for disadvantaged and marginalized communities in India, while using technology-enabled solutions to enable the health system to function more efficiently. He also leads a significant programme of work on stigma related to mental health. He was an Intermediate Career Wellcome Trust/DBT India Alliance Fellow from 2014-19 and currently is a Senior Fellow of the Wellcome Trust/DBT India Alliance.
Dr Y.K. Sandhya
Profile
Sandhya received her doctoral degree in Social Medicine and Community Health from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Her work with The George Institute's mental health programme involves assessing the effectiveness of technology-enabled delivery of mental health care by primary healthcare workers for depression, suicide and stress among adolescents in urban slum communities in Delhi and Vijayawada.
Her research interest includes developing a gendered understanding and analysis of mental health issues in India. Prior to joining The George Institute, Sandhya was at SAHAYOG as the Assistant Coordinator.
