The ‘Consortium for Advancing LGBTQ+ Health Research, Policy Engagement and Training’ (CARET) is a collective bringing together researchers from The Humsafar Trust, Mumbai (Host Institution); the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh; and the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai; and other partner institutions such as Centre for Sexuality and Health Research and Policy (C-SHaRP). CARET is committed to improving LGBTQ+ health outcomes, addressing health disparities, contributing to effective and evidence-based health policies and programmes, and strengthening a new generation of skilled researchers equipped to conduct policy-relevant studies on LGBTQ+ health.
Project Period: Nov 2023 – Oct 2028
Funder: DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance
Principal Investigator/Project Lead:
- Dr. Venkatesan Chakrapani, MD, PhD, The Humsafar Trust, Mumbai & Centre for Sexuality and Health Research and Policy (C-SHaRP), Chennai.
https://www.indianlgbthealth.info/
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9998-9135
- Dr. PVM Lakshmi, MD, Community Medicine and School of Public Health, PGIMER, Chandigarh https://pgimer.edu.in/PGIMER_PORTAL/PGIMERPORTAL/home.jsp#
- Dr. KP / Ketki Ranade, PhD, Centre for Health and Mental Health, School of Social Work, TISS, Mumbai
https://tiss.ac.in/view/9/employee/ketki-ranade/
Contact us:
Murali Shunmugam
Project Coordinator
CARET Consortium
Email: caret.events@gmail.com