Instruction Manual: Dr. Meena and mission maternal health: building allies in the government hospital

Diti Pundrik Vyas is an Associate Professor in communications area at the School of Creative Practices and Entrepreneurship, Anant National University, India. Her doctoral research from IIT (Gn) has received accolades from bodies such as International Research Society for Children’s Literature. Her research in gender and communication studies has appeared in publications of repute such as Emerald, IRCL and Routledge Taylor and Francis.

Shilpa Hemant Bhakare is a PhD and teaches course related to social sciences in heath. She is a health systems professional with 15 years of experience in government health system, holding various administrative and managerial positions. She is a skilled qualitative researcher with interest in medical anthropology and health behavior.

Veena Iyer is an Associate Professor with Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar. Her areas of academic and research work include maternal health, infectious diseases and urban health. She is a qualified medical practitioner from Goa Medical College (1990) and has secured an MPH from Emory University, Atlanta (2009), and a PhD from Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.

Jallavi Panchamia is an Associate Professor with Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar. She holds PhD in the area of organizational behavior from CEPT University and has more than 16 years of experience in academics and research. Panchamia has published papers on healthcare leadership, organizational culture, organizational role stress and perceived organizational support and HR dilemma.