Independent Research and Policy Advocacy

Policy Initiatives

Social Protection Initiative

The Social Protection Initiative at Dvara Research is a policy initiative that aims to conduct research that will inform the design and implementation of a universal social security system. We believe a universal social security system is one that protects households and individuals against the vulnerabilities faced across the life cycle. At the same time, it is important to keep in mind India’s unique demographic and economic realities. These vulnerabilities are the outcomes of complex interactions of being exposed to a threat, of a threat materializing, and of lacking the defences or resources to deal with a threat.

Abhishek Mukherjee Dvara

Abhishek Mukherjee

Research Associate

Aishwarya Narayan Dvara

Aishwarya Narayan

Senior Research Associate

Our Work

September 20, 2021 | Dvara Research

In this blog post, we analyse Germany's Statutory Health Insurance and its lessons for health systems design.

By Anjali Nambiar
September 15, 2021 | Dvara Research

This case study analyse Thailand's strategic purchasing and explain their health system financing

By Hasna Ashraf
August 23, 2021 | The Hindu Business Line

CoWIN has been developed as a digital platform to support Covid-19 vaccination efforts in India. While most are familiar with the interface for citizens to book vaccination slots, CoWIN also supports multiple other functions.

By Lakshay Narang, Aishwarya Iyer
August 2, 2021 | Dvara Research

This note discusses how Community Based Health Insurance can improve access to healthcare and financial protection for vulnerable low- and middle-income populations

By Sowmini G Prasad
July 30, 2021 | Dvara Research

In this post, we closely examine how the Israeli health system is financed

By Anjali Nambiar, Hasna Ashraf
June 28, 2021 | Dvara Research

In this paper, we explore how India’s growing CHI segment can be used to deliver adequate financial protection and good health outcomes

By Hasna Ashraf, Dr. Indradeep Ghosh, Anjali Nambiar, Sowmini G Prasad, Nishanth Kumar
June 16, 2021 | Dvara Research

In this post, we analyse CoWIN, a digtial platform which facilates India's vaccination effort

By Aishwarya Iyer, Lakshay Narang
June 14, 2021 | Dvara Research

In this post, we look at National Health Mission scheme and its rigid fund devolution architecture

By Anjali Nambiar
June 1, 2021 | Dvara Research

As part of our ongoing research on DBT exclusion, in this case study we discuss how data entry error leads to failure of cash transfer

By Aarushi Gupta, Anjali Nambiar, Aishwarya Iyer
May 26, 2021 | Dvara Research

In this blog post, we attempt to unpack a crucial question, how effective could the CSC model of facilitating vaccine registration be?

By Aarushi Gupta, Aishwarya Iyer