Barsha Gadapani Pathak is a Research Scientist and Young Investigator affiliated with the Society for Applied Studies in New Delhi. Her work focuses on a range of domains, including implementation research in child and maternal health, epidemiology, and expertise in qualitative research and scoping, systematic review, and meta-analysis. Moreover, she maintains a strong passion for promoting mental health, particularly among women and geriatric populations.

Barsha is currently making her contributions as an investigator in multi-country projects conducted by the World Health Organization, specifically in the realm of child and maternal health, and has published several papers in reputable peer-reviewed journals. Her active role in childhood pneumonia implementation research led to her invitation to speak at the 2023 Global Forum for Childhood Pneumonia.

Have experience teaching medical students and post-graduate students at King Edward Medical College, Mumbai, India. 

Publication link: (17) Barsha Gadapani P (researchgate.net)

1. Implementation research to promote the treatment of pneumonia in under-five children in a north Indian district to achieve high population-based coverage (Funded by World Health Organization; Co-Principal investigator)

2. Implementation research to develop an optimized model of comprehensive intervention package and delivery strategies to reduce population-based stillbirths in seven districts of India (Selected for funding by Indian Council Medical Research, Haryana site-Principal Investigator)

3. Implementation Research to Scale-up and Evaluate the Impact of Immediate Kangaroo Mother (iKMC) Care on Newborn Outcomes (Funded by World Health Organization; Co-investigator)

4. Designing effective implementation strategies to reduce the prevalence of anemia amongst vulnerable populations in selected districts of India - An Implementation Research study (Funded: Indian Council Medical Research; Co-Investigator) 

5. Scale-up of Women & Infant Integrated Interventions in Growth Study in District Una, Himachal Pradesh (Funded: BIRAC, BMGF, and ICMR; Investigator)

6. Guideline Development Evidence Synthesis Group - Childhood Pneumonia Care and Management (Funding: World Health Organization)