Department of Health Research
Five evidence-based challenges identified for this entity, each paired with a ready-to-build AI tool specification — free for the Government of India to deploy.
Top 5 Challenges
Drawn from official reports, audits, parliamentary material and public feedback. Framed as improvement opportunities, never as criticism.
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Multi-centre clinical study data management remains fragmented across research institutes
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Ethics committee approval workflows involve slow paper-based document coordination
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Disease surveillance research data sharing between laboratories faces persistent delays
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Research fellowship and grant application status stays opaque to applicants
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Evidence synthesis for health technology assessment remains manual and slow
Five AI Tools
Each tool answers the matching challenge above, and is built on curated official sources with safeguards and human oversight.
Chikitsa Kosh
Clinical Data Management Platform
Helps DHR and ICMR study teams standardise, validate and consolidate multi-centre clinical study data. Guides investigators on CRF design, data dictionaries and CTRI-aligned documentation so scattered institute datasets become one clean, audit-ready evidence base.
View build specNaitik Sutra
Ethics Approval Workflow Tracker
A workflow assistant for institutional ethics committees under DHR/ICMR oversight. Tracks protocol submissions, amendments and renewals, checks document completeness against ICMR guidelines, and drafts agendas and decision letters to cut paper-based delays.
View build specNigrani Setu
Lab Surveillance Data Exchange
Speeds up surveillance data sharing across DHR's VRDL laboratory network. Validates line lists, standardises formats compatible with IHIP reporting, tracks reporting delays and drafts outbreak-signal escalations for surveillance officers.
View build specShodh Disha
Research Grant Status Copilot
Gives DHR grant and fellowship applicants clear answers on scheme eligibility, required documents and where their application stands in the process, while helping the grants division generate accurate pendency and communication summaries.
View build specPramaan Manthan
Evidence Synthesis Automation Engine
Accelerates evidence synthesis for Health Technology Assessment in India (HTAIn). Structures PICO questions, screens supplied studies, builds extraction and evidence tables, and drafts HTA summary sections for technical appraisal by DHR analysts.
View build specAre you from Department of Health Research?
We will build, deploy and hand over these five tools to your office free of charge, as a seva to the nation. No licence fee, no lock-in.
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