Mayur Trivedi
Areas of Interest & Expertise
- Health economics, health financing, and health insurance
- Assessment and evaluation of health interventions
- Health of marginalised tribal, desert, and forest dwellers
- Health, population and development
- Gender and health
- Public health filmmaking
- Public health pedagogies
Biography
Mayur Trivedi has two decades of research experience in exploring self, science, system, and society across thematic areas of health financing and insurance, health economics, health and development, assessment of health interventions of government and non-government organisations, and exploration of the health of marginalised communities.
His recent research included assessments of the maternity benefit scheme (PMMVY) and government-funded health insurance scheme (PMJAY) in India. His current research focusses on health financing in India, particularly on fragmentation and covering the last mile. He works towards linking research learning to classrooms, aiming to enhance cultural sensitivities among public health students through experiential learning of social, spatial, ecological marginalisation, and intersectionality.
He completed a master’s degree in health management from the Indian Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR) Jaipur and a PhD from the Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi University. He received the Australian Leadership Award fellowship to attend the Short Intensive Professional Programme in HIV at the Sexually Transmitted Infections Research Centre, University of Sydney, Australia, in 2010.
He received a scholarship from the UCL Health and Society Summer School on social determinants of health, University College London in 2018. Before joining the University, he has served the Indian Institute of Public Health (IIPH) Gandhinagar (2008−2023) and the Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi (2003 – 2008) in various capacities.
He is a certified facilitator of a unique experiential personal and team development modular programme called Values in Health: A Spiritual Approach (VIHASA) in its online and offline formats.
Following his interest in creative writing, theatre, and filmmaking, he has developed India’s first set of television commercials on precautions against heat waves, cold waves, thunder and lightning for the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). He published his first collection of Hindi poems, गोष्ठी / Goshthee, in 2023.
At Radio Azim Premji University, Mayur conducts a radio show, “Likhe Jo Khat Mujhe” that could be accessed here.
Courses
Health Education and Communication
Civil Society Interventions in Health
Students will study and analyse a range of civil society interventions that have sought to address some of the core public health concerns through direct intervention in healthcare.
Intersectoral Approach to Public Health Actions
This course examines the relevance for intersectoral thinking, evidence and actions to environmental and other factors that impact health including nutrition, water, hygiene, and sanitation.
Publications
Journal articles
- Trivedi, M (2025). India’s New Narrative about its Population Growth with Data. Sustainability Next. https://sustainabilitynext.in/indias-new-narrative-about-its-population-growth-with-data/
- Trivedi, M., Puwar, T., Kansara, K., & Srivastava, K. (2023). Improving nutritional status of school going children through school-based nutrition program in Rajasthan, India. Journal of Health Management, 25(3), 573 – 578. https://doi.org/10.1177/097206342311951
- Trivedi, M., Jadaun, S., & Mahesh, A. (2023). Public health student internship: An opportunity to explore system, self, and society. Qeios. https://doi.org/10.32388/Y149PK
- Chugh, Y., Jyani, G., Trivedi, M., Albert, S., Kar, S.S., Patro, B., Raman, S., Rajsekar, K., Baker, R.M., Donaldson, C., & Prinja, S. (2023). Protocol for estimating the willingness-to-pay-based value for a quality-adjusted life year to aid health technology assessment in India: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 13(2), e065591. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022 – 065591
- Trivedi, M., & Sharma, B. (2023). Marginalization of the meal makers: Ethnographic observations of salt farmers and workers of the Little Rann of Kutch in India. International Journal of Advanced Research, 11(01), 1440 – 1448. http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/16162
- Trivedi, M., & Sharma, B. (2023). The marginalization of pastoral communities cohabiting with the Asiatic Lions: A case of Maldharis living in the protected areas of Gir forest, India. International Journal of Advanced Research, 11(01), 1609 – 1619. http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/16184
- Trivedi, M., Patel, M., Nair, H.D., & Sharma, B. (2022). Evaluation of community-based participatory governance interventions to improve access to health-related public entitlements in India. International Journal of Health Governance, 27(3), 296 – 311. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJHG-03 – 2022-0030
- Trivedi, M., Saxena, A., Shroff, Z., & Sharma, M. (2022). Experiences and challenges in accessing hospitalization in a government-funded health insurance scheme: Evidence from early implementation of Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (PM-JAY) in India. PloS One, 17(5), e0266798. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0266798
- Saxena, A., Trivedi, M., Shroff, Z. C., & Sharma, M. (2022). Improving hospital-based processes for effective implementation of government funded health insurance schemes: evidence from early implementation of PM-JAY in India. BMC Health Services Research, 22(1), 1 – 13. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021 – 07448‑3
- Gupta, I., Trivedi, M., Jani, V., Barman, K., Ranjan, A., Sharma, M., & Mokashi, T. (2022). Costing of Health and Wellness Centres: A Case Study of Gujarat. Journal of Health Management, 24(1). https://doi.org/10.1177/09720634221078691
- Jyani, G., Sharma, A., Prinja, S., Kar, S. S., Trivedi, M., Patro, B.K. et al. (2022). Development of an EQ-5D Value Set for India Using an Extended Design (DEVINE) Study: The Indian 5‑Level Version EQ-5D Value Set. Value in Health, 25(7). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jval.2021.11.1370
- Jyani, G., Prinja, S., Kar, S. S., Trivedi, M., Patro, B., Purba, F., Pala, S., Raman, S., Sharma, A., Jain, S., & Kaur, M. (2020). Valuing health-related quality of life among the Indian population: A protocol for the Development of an EQ-5D Value set for India using an Extended design (DEVINE) Study. BMJ Open, 10(11), e039517. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022 – 065591
- Prinja, S., Bahuguna, P., Gupta, I., Chowdhury, S., & Trivedi, M. (2019) Role of insurance in determining utilization of healthcare and financial risk protection in India. PLoS ONE, 14(2), e0211793. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0211793
- Prinja, S., Sharma, A., Gupta, I., Chowdhury, S., & Trivedi, M. (2019). Designing a Framework for Benefit Packages: Achieving Universal Health Coverage in India. Economic & Political Weekly, 54(30), 45. https://www.epw.in/journal/2019/30/special-articles/designing-framework-benefit-packages.html
- Chowdhury, S., Gupta, I., Trivedi, M., & Prinja, S. (2018). Inequity & burden of out-of-pocket health spending: District level evidences from India. The Indian Journal of Medical Research, 148(2), 180 – 189. https://doi.org/10.4103/ijmr.IJMR_90_17
- Chowdhury, S., Gupta, I., Prinja, S., & Trivedi, M. (2017). Does access to basic amenities influence health status? Evidence from a household survey in three states of India. Journal of Infrastructure Development, 9(1), 23 – 35. https://doi.org/10.1177/0974930617701519
- Gupta, I., Chowdhury, S., Trivedi, M., & Prinja, S. (2017). Do health coverage schemes ensure financial protection from hospitalization expenses? Evidence from eight districts in India. Journal of Social and Economic Development, 19(1), 83 – 93. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40847-017‑0040‑4
- Trivedi, M., & Raman, A. V. (2017). Mainstreaming Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Insurance in India: Opportunities and challenges. Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management, 12(1), 62 – 74. https://doi.org/10.24083/apjhm.v12i1.99.
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Books
- Sharma, S., Mishra, A., Kesharvani, P., and Trivedi, M. (Eds, 2024). Creative expressions on mental health among youth. Azim Premji University, Bhopal. Creative Expressions on Mental Health among Youth — Azim Premji University
- Gupta, I., Trivedi, M. & Guin, P. (2008) Understanding HIV & development: An analysis from Bellary district in Karnataka, India. United Nations Development Programme, New Delhi. https://www.undp.org/sites/g/files/zskgke326/files/migration/in/understanding_hiv_dev_an_analysis_from_bellary.pdf
- Gupta, I., Trivedi, M., & Kandamuthan, S. (2007). Adoption of Health Technologies in India: Implications for the AIDS vaccine. Sage Publications. https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/node/52976/print
- Trivedi, M. (2023). गोष्ठी (Goshthee). BookLeaf Publishing.
Book chapters
- Trivedi, M., Bhadoriya, A., & Chaudhary, Y. (2022). Ayushman Bharat – Avenues of partnership for bi-directional learning through diplomacy for development. In Indian Diplomacy and GoI Flagship Programmes. Indian Council of World Affairs. New Delhi. https://icwa.in/pdfs/DiplomacyGoIFlagshipProgramWEB.pdf
- Gupta, I.,Trivedi, M.,Rudra, S., Joe, W., Peter, B., & Subbiah, R. (2012). Implications and feasibility of commercial health insurance for people living with HIV in India. In J.P. Narain (Ed.), Three Decades of HIV & Aids in Asia. Sage Publications. https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/node/58287/print
- Gupta, I., Trivedi, M., & Guin, P. (2011). Human development in Bellary: A human development perspective. In S.C. Gulati (Ed.), Population, Health and Human Resources in India’s Development. Academic Foundation-Institute of Economic Growth. https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/5448713
- Gupta, I., Trivedi, M., & Kandamuthan, S. (2009). Recurrent costs of India’s free ART Program. In M. Haacker & M. Claeson (Eds.), HIV and AIDS in South Asia — An Economic Development Risk, pp.191 – 238. World Bank Publications. https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/08f327df-f881-59dd-a440-9a66557a0da4
- Gupta, I., & Trivedi, M. (2005). Social Health Insurance: India. In Social Health Insurance: Selected Case Studies from Asia and the Pacific. WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia. https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/205899
Reports
- Trivedi, M. & Bagaria, D. (2022). The India Investment Case 2021. India Working Group for Health Advocacy and Global Fund Advocates Network Asia-Pacific (GFAN AP). New Delhi. https://gfanasiapacific.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/India-Investment-Case-2021.pdf
- Trivedi, M., Saxena, A., Shroff, Z., & Sharma, M. (2019). Improving hospital-based processes for effective implementation of PMJAY: Evidence from the early phase of implementation. Health Authority, India. https://pmjay.gov.in/sites/default/files/2020 – 02/WP_IIPH_study_2.pdf
- Gupta, I., Trivedi, M., Kandamuthn, S. (2006). An analysis of recurrent costs of the free ART programme of the Government of India (English). South Asia Human Development Sector Series, 18. World Bank. Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/913291468253189441/An-analysis-of-recurrent-costs-of-the-free-ART-programme-of-the-Government-of-India
Newspaper articles
- Trivedi, M. (2025, July 3). Should new medical colleges focus on undergraduate or specialists training? | The Shillong Times
- Trivedi, M. (2024, August 29). AIM for PH: Navigating aspiration, inspiration, and motivation for Public Health. Sikkim Express. https://www.sikkimexpress.com/news-details/aim-for-ph-navigating-aspiration-inspiration-and-motivation-for-public-health
- Trivedi, M. (2024, July 9). Need for a right blend of students in Public Health Institutions. Nagaland Post. https://nagalandpost.com/index.php/2024/07/09/need-for-a-right-blend-of-studentsin-public-health-institutions/
Online articles
- Trivedi, M. (2022). Appreciating its demographic reality, India must revisit its population, gender, and developmental paradigms. Express Healthcare. https://www.expresshealthcare.in/news/appreciating-its-demographic-reality-india-must-revisit-its-population-gender-and-developmental-paradigms/435652/
- Trivedi, M. (2022, February 18). Has Ayushman Bharat delivered on its promises? India Development Review (IDR). https://idronline.org/article/health/has-ayushman-bharat-delivered-on-its-promises/
- Trivedi, M. (2018, June 14). Where are our doctors? Geography and You. https://geographyandyou.com/opinion/where-are-our-doctors
- Trivedi, M. (2018). National Health Protection scheme: A necessary boost for India’s ailing health sector. News18. https://www.news18.com/news/opinion/opinionnational-health-protection-scheme-a-necessary-boost-for-indias-ailing-health-sector-1666385.html
- Trivedi, M (2016, March 15). HIV and health insurance: Towards more inclusive coverage. HuffPost. https://www.huffpost.com/archive/in/entry/hiv-and-health-insurance-_b_9466530
- Trivedi, M. (2021, December 15). Can India’s flagship Public Health Insurance Scheme do what it promises? The India Forum. https://www.theindiaforum.in/article/can-india-s-flagship-public-health-insurance-scheme-do-what-it-promises
Blogs
- A collection of short stories, monologues, theatre reviews, ideas on pedagogies and teaching-learning experiences, and other thought pieces. gujaratdiary.blogspot.com.
- Gujarati and Hindi poems: poemographs.blogspot.com and poemographshindi.blogspot.com
- Musings from the time of COVID-19 pandemic: coronaisolation.blogspot.com
- Public health-related articles in Gujarati: publichealthdiaries.blogspot.com