We are excited to offer a comprehensive fellowship experience that provides hands-on learning, professional development, and a deep dive into our innovative approach to healthcare technology. Khushi Baby is a non-profit organization founded out of Yale in 2014, focusing on improving community health systems by using digital health technologies. Keeping up with the Yale tradition, we are thrilled to be partnering with Yalies to get involved in our work.
Khushi Baby’s work spans 11 SDG goals while advancing health worker empowerment, social determinants and capacity building amongst caregivers and decision-makers.Our work spans across a portfolio of family planning, maternal health, child health, malnutrition treatment, adolescent health, non-communicable disease control, reversible blindness, smoking cessation, cancer screenings, TB control, infectious disease surveillance, vector-borne disease control, childhood routine immunization and climate and health. In addition, we are also leading change in developing, testing and deploying AI models for improving diagnostic capabilities for the aforementioned program areas
We have built India’s first village-level multidimensional poverty index and continue working with local and state-level health officials to design targeted intervention to reduce inequities amongst rural and vulnerable communities. We do this by partnering with organizations like the World Health Organization, Gavi, UNICEF, Google AI, Public Health Foundation of India and UNFPA
Our summer fellowship program is designed to bring together bright, motivated, and passionate individuals ready to contribute to our mission, learn, and grow with us.
India's public health system, the largest decentralized community health workforce in the world, is on the brink of a transformative leap. Under the National Health Mission, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) is transitioning from traditional paper-based tracking to a pioneering National Digital Health Mission. This shift aims to render health care delivery more accountable, efficient, and impactful. However, the current digital landscape is fragmented, with siloed solutions for reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health (RMNCH+A), non-communicable diseases (NCDs), tuberculosis (TB), and COVID-19, among others. This diversity creates a challenge in streamlining care and ensuring cohesive data flow.
We are looking for students who possess a diverse set of skills and knowledge. The core competencies expected from prospective fellows include the ability to
Apply epidemiological methods in various public health settings
Analyze and interpret quantitative and qualitative data
Assess population needs and design appropriate public health policies or programs
Understand the policy-making process and advocate for health-improving policies
Apply leadership, governance, and management principles
Communicate effectively with diverse audiences
Perform effectively on interprofessional teams
We value the diverse skills and knowledge that students bring from their specific courses and academic backgrounds. We are not only open to the following tasks but also encourage students to propose concrete deliverables and projects upon meeting with us, ensuring a mutually beneficial learning experience. We also welcome conversations around curating your summer internship experience to work towards your thesis
Scoping review and drafting white papers and commentary for scientific publication
Questionnaire development for qualitative study with healthcare workers
Develop impact evaluation plans for primary healthcare verticals
Work on global health policy, advocacy, and cross-cutting themes like gender and equity
Data mining and analysis in collaboration with research partners
Health Systems and Health Policy
Health Delivery Design
Disease Modeling and Big Data Analytics for Public Health
Qualitative Research
Quantitative Research, not limited to Cost-Effective Analysis and Impact Evaluation
Team Khushi Baby is working on launching a year long fellowship program for undergraduate and postgraduate students from computer science, business, social work, public administration, policy and public health backgrounds in India. Currently, our fellowships are only offered to Harvard and Yale University students.
