About Us

Research. Equity. Better Health.

Trusted expertise in public health

Strengthening lives for generations

Prajñā Research Foundation is a non-for-profit research organization that mainly focuses on promoting and improving public health through various means, such as research, teaching, health promotion and training programs. Despite this, the organisation is keen to implement community-based health intervention projects to improve the health of people under deprivation. Major area of intervention of Prajñā Research Foundation is health policy research, epidemiology, health communication research, health systems management, health equity and healthy ageing.

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Research
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Teaching
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Health Promotion
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Training Programs
The trajectories of Prajna Research Foundation

Prajna, meaning greater consciousness or knowledge, was initially a think-tank group to impart knowledge to support society, and it was formed by a group of social scientists. The basic doctrine behind this platform is egalitarianism. Hence, prajna research foundation urges that everyone in the society have the right to live a healthy life. The Prajñā Research Foundation is not only developed as an organisation for community health but also an academic platform for an interdisciplinary and inter-sector collaboration for setting up a resilient society.

The Prajna Research Foundation has a legacy of implementing various community-based projects to support people living with dementia. Prajna was instrumental in conceptualizing and implementing projects like Udbodh and Bodhi in association with Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) and district administration Ernakulam to support people living with dementia. The Udbodh project aimed to create Dementia Friendly Communities (DFC) and Cochin Corporation became the first Dementia Friendly City in India. Prajna has attained several accolades in dementia care and support programs such as the first memory cafés in Kerala, free memory clinics at Kochi, the biggest memory walks in ASIA, etc.

Vision

Empower society through organised efforts for improving public health at its all level and promote meaningful engagement through translational research, education, training programs and community health intervention

Mission

To act as a bridge between the academia and the society for better public health practices.

Objectifies
  • To promote public health education and facilitate academic research by incorporating technological advancements and innovation.
  • To conduct research studies on public health, health care system, socio-cultural and population dynamics.
  • To execute community-based health intervention projects and activities across India with respect to ageing and age-related challenges.
  • To undertake social, environmental and policy level studies to evaluate public health risk factors.
  • To organize seminars, conferences, and workshops on various health aspects and its allied areas.
  • To implement health projects at local and national level with the co-operation and participation of agencies of national and international level.
  • To initiate collaborative research programs and projects with governmental and non-governmental agencies and with academic institutions on health and allied areas.
  • To conduct and offer certificate, diploma and other higher level degree courses on different areas of health.
  • To initiate and implement institutionalized support system for elder people having any form of health ailments. To establish, set up and maintain research centre, library, laboratories, and information services to promote and facilitate the objectives of the organization.