VISION:

        Improved maternal health and survival, growth and development of newborns and children in India.

MISSION:

     To develop a platform of institutions for innovative, impactful research on maternal health, newborn and child survival, growth and development and create a model research mechanism to generate information with local understanding, scientific rigor and speedy delivery.

Five Principles that Guide Our Actions:

• Focus on integrated health, survival, growth and development interventions.

• Create a replicable sustainable model.

• Strengthen research capacity and leadership.

• Maximize the benefits from large trials and population-based surveillance.

• Influence policy and programme action.

 Addressing MCH Reserch Gaps:Our Strategic Choices:

• Prioritize the “1000-days plus” window. 

• Address various risk factors concomitantly.

• Integrate promotion of growth and development.

• Apply new tools andexamine mechanisms- physiology, metabolism and immunity.

• Combine actions in health with other sectors, such as environment or education.

• Look for solutions that respond to complex causation and develop a process of change.