Valmar International’s Social Research Centre :

 

In the arena of Social Research the focus has been on research consultancy and implementation in various fields of human development including health, education, welfare, community organization, creation of peoples’ organizations and related fields.

Prof. P Ramachandran, Senior Research Consultant , heads the Social Research Centre. 

Prof. P Ramachandran, is a renowned researcher and has several decades of invaluable experience in this field.  

He  is formerly the Head of the Department of Research and Methodology at India’s premier institute the Tata Institute of Social Sciences ( TISS ) Mumbai with over 30 years of service. 

At TISS Prof. Ramachandran has also held the post as Acting Director of the Institute

He has written and published over 30 books and 40 articles on Health, Education and Welfare including Professional Social Work personnel, Housing, community development. Women Issues, Communication dynamics, Social Movements, Research methodology including training materials, and related subjects.

Some of the Key Portfolios amongst the very many handled by the eminent professor are :

Consultant, WHO sponsored research on “Knowledge transfer and Exchange in health Sector:’ Views of Researchers, Providers and Policy makers with particular reference to Tuberculosis and Oral Dehydration therapy

Institutional Partner and Resource Person, Rockefeller Foundation, New York sponsored Research Programme for Strengthening of health Research in Non Governmental Organizations in India [authored the User Friendly Training Primer for the programme, and Editor of Six Volumes of results of this endeavor]

Member, National Committee to Review the National Education Group programme to enhance education levels of children, especially girl child, in Tribal and Rural India.

Team member,Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India Independent review of National Vector Borne Disease Control programme 

Team Leader and Consultant, World Bank sponsored Community Participation Management for Integrated Rural Water Supply and Environmental Sanitation, Community Participation and Health Education Project in 140 Villages of Package IV Project of Rural Development and Water Conservation Development of Government of Maharashtra

Clients of our Social Research Centre :

Over the years clients/partners have  included International Council of Social Welfare (Mumbai),Catholic Hospitals/Health Association of India (secundrabad), Christian  Medical Association of India (New Delhi), Caritas India (New Delhi), Department of Health Services Studies,  Tata Institute of Social Sciences (Mumbai), Achutha Menon Centre for Health Science Studies,  Shree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology (Kerala), Institute of Health Management (Pachod), Child in Need Institute (Kolkotta), Doctoral Research Centre, Rajagiri College of Social Sciences, (Kerala), Andhra Pradesh Social Services Society (Secunderabad)  Centre for Social Action and particularly its Deutscher Caritas Verband sponsored project on Tribal deve;opment in Chattisgarh State and Andhra Pradesh and other national and international organizations