REALISE

Realist Evaluation Advancement Lab for Implementation Strategy Explanations

Duration of project
(2023 to 2028)

This is a research study which aims to evaluate and explain the implementation of the National Programme for prevention and control of NCDs (NP-NCD) and set up a Realist Evaluation Advancement Lab for Implementation Strategy Explanations (REALISE) to improve the capacity of researchers, public health and relevant cadre officials within the health system to evaluate and strengthen policies using theory driven enquiry methods. Lastly, In year 3 and 4 of the project a community-based intervention targeting one of the risk factors of NCDs will be developed and implemented and the learnings will be documented.

This study is supported through the India Alliance intermediate career fellowship awarded to Dr. Pragati Hebbar.

Research Team

Former Member

  • Dr. Lathadevi Chilgod, Research Officer

Mentors

  • Dr. Malabika Sarker, Professor of the Practice of Behavioral and Social Sciences Brown University
  • Dr. Prashanth NS, Health equity cluster lead & DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance Fellow, Institute of Public Health Bengaluru

Collaborators

  • Dr. Brynne Gilmore, Assistant Professor (Ad Astra Fellow), UCD School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems, Dublin
  • Dr. Sonu Goel, Professor of Health Management, School of Public Health, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, Director, e-Resource Centre for Tobacco Control

External Sponsor

  • Prof. Bruno Marchal, Professor and Head of the Health Systems Unit, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp

Sponsor

  • Upendra Bhojani, Director and DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance Fellow, Institute of Public Health Bengaluru 

-Publications 

  1. A realist evaluation of the implementation of a national tobacco control programme and policy in India
  2. Implementation Strategies for Maternal Near-Miss Case Reviews in LICs and LMICs:  A scoping review protocol
  3. Health technology assessment implementation in WHO South-East Asia Region: a realist review protocol
  4. Community-based interventions on physical inactivity for non-communicable disease control: a scoping review protocol
  5. Systems thinking in implementation research frameworks: a scoping review protocol 

-Webinars 

Episode 1 of “Inside Implementation: REALISE Webinar Series” Panel discussion on use of Realist Methods