As part of its program on Implementation Research, the Alliance has, since 2013 supported the Strengthening Village Health Committees for Intensified Community Engagement at Scale in Two States of India (VOICES study). This study seeks to strengthen community participation in public health issues at the village level in two Indian states by analysing existent gaps and developing feasible mechanisms to enable this by working with relevant stakeholders within the system.
Below, a policy-maker associated with the project and closely engaged in issues around community participation in health in India reflects on the project’s experiences.