Advancing Global Health through Research, Data, and Policy
The Balsari Lab studies the impact of public health emergencies, disasters, and war on vulnerable populations. Our interdisciplinary team leverages mobile technology, data science, machine learning, and mixed methods to improve clinical and population health outcomes worldwide.
We collaborate with populations in distress, humanitarian response agencies, civil society organizations, governments, and international agencies to reduce information asymmetries that exclude the poor and disadvantaged from decisions impacting their lives.
Digital decision support tools developed by our team are used by response agencies worldwide, improving crisis response and public health outcomes where they are needed most.
Featured Projects
Science Communication
Hum Sab Ek
An immersive exhibit built from the powerful stories of 3 million women in India’s Self-Employed Women’s Association, who worked in the informal sector during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Climate Change & Human Health
Community HATS
Uncovering the impacts of extreme heat, Community HATS supports local communities and governments in India to build effective climate strategies.
Digital Tools for Public Health
Community Science Alliance
Uniting healthcare organizations, tech companies, and physicians from India and the U.S. to promote evidence-based medicine across India.
Climate Change & Human Health
Climateverse
An open-access repository of curated climate datasets that enhances data quality, access, and usability by leveraging LLMs and Generative AI to break down barriers to utilization.
Digital Tools for Public Health
Digital Health Needs Finding Study
Exploring the digital requirements of Indian health systems, seeking innovative solutions, and pinpointing discrepancies between stakeholder needs and current identification methods.
Workstreams
Climate Change & Human Health
Disaster Impact Assessment
Digital Tools for Public Health
Science Communication
Events
The Paul Farmer Symposium on Global Health Equity
The Audacity of Accompaniment
November 19, 2024
Oral Histories, Microsensors, and Parametric Insurance
When Poor Women Workers Drive the Research Agenda
June 28, 2024