Ichhya Pichhya, Sigur Field Research Grant Recipient for Summer 2018, spent her summer in Nepal researching the connection between technology and healthcare. Read Ichhya’s reports on Technology and Palliative Care and the Proliferation of Information Communications Technology-Aided Health Interventions in Developing Countries.

Ichhya Pichhya Pant works at the intersection health, evaluation, data and information and communication technologies (ICTs) with a focus on vulnerable population such as immigrants, refugees, women and children. Currently, she serves as a Research Scientist focusing on monitoring and evaluation on the RANI Project which aims to test whether a multi-level social norms based intervention will reduce anemia in women of reproductive age in Odisha, India. To learn more about her project work to date or thought leadership in her areas of interest, please connect with her on Twitter, LinkedIn, or Research Gate.