5–6 March 2026 · draft schedule
Technical preparation
- The revised programme scheduled a module on wearables, indoor thermometers and a weather station, led by Dhiraj Agarwal and Sandra Barteit.
Workshop & scientific exchange
Preparing the Vadu CHEERS pilot
March 2026
Vadu HDSS / KEM Hospital Research Centre, Pune region, Maharashtra, India
A pilot-preparation workshop connected Vadu, Heidelberg and Nouna expertise to adapt CHEERS research methods to the local HDSS. The work centred on linked environmental and physiological measurements, morbidity surveillance and culturally appropriate mental-health questions.
Workshop photograph
Scientific focus
Scientific focus
- Adapting CHEERS instruments to Vadu HDSS
- Wearable, indoor-temperature and local weather measurements
- Morbidity sampling and questionnaire adaptation
- Mental-health measurement and joint research proposals
Programme overview
Programme
The workshop is confirmed by the organiser’s account and an approved photograph dated 10 March 2026. Activities above summarise a revised draft programme: its dates differ from the initial 6–13 March plan. Scheduled roles describe the programme rather than a complete attendance record. Workshop preparation does not establish completed deployment or study results.
9 March 2026 · draft schedule
Sampling and research priorities
- Climate and mental health, children’s health, dengue and cardiovascular research opportunities.
- The Indian HDSS Network and opportunities for extending surveillance.
- Integration of technical measurements with morbidity information.
- Adaptation of the Nouna sampling manual, with Nouna colleagues scheduled to contribute remotely.
10 March 2026 · draft schedule
Morbidity and mental-health instruments
- Recall bias, perceived illness and the design of morbidity questions.
- Mental-health questionnaires and wearable physiological measures.
- Review of tracer symptoms, functional incapacity, perceived severity and reported illness names.
- Discussion of shorter mental-health screening, ecological momentary assessment and possible follow-up approaches.
11 March 2026 · draft schedule
Developing collaborative studies
- Themed proposal groups and plenary discussion of research ideas, timelines and tasks.
- Joint Vadu–Nouna study concepts and proposed validation of computational illness classification.
- Preparation for field pretesting.
12–14 March 2026 · draft schedule
Planned pretest phase
- The programme proposed pretesting the additional CHEERS instruments. Detailed daily activities and completion of this phase have not been verified.
Researchers & contributions
Researchers and contributions
Links lead to current researcher profiles. Event-specific labels describe the documented contribution or programme status.
Scheduled programme contributor
Dr Rutuja Patil ↗
Scheduled local lead for morbidity-cohort design and questionnaire adaptation; designated presenter of the Indian HDSS Network session.
Vadu Rural Health Program · KEM Hospital Research Centre
Scheduled programme contributor
Dr Dhiraj Agarwal ↗
Scheduled lead for the technical module and pretest preparation.
Vadu Rural Health Program · KEM Hospital Research Centre
Arrival confirmed; programme contributions scheduled
Dr Sandra Barteit ↗
Technical preparation, linked sensor data and wearable methods. Her arrival in Pune was confirmed during the workshop period.
Heidelberg Institute of Global Health · Heidelberg University Hospital
Scheduled remote contributor
Prof Rainer Sauerborn ↗
Morbidity methods, CHEERS rationale and proposal development; subsequent arrangements specified remote participation on 9–11 March.
Heidelberg University · Heidelberg Institute of Global Health
Scheduled remote contributor
Dr Ali Sié ↗
Nouna experience in sampling, morbidity questionnaires and joint study development.
Centre de Recherche en Santé de Nouna (CRSN) · National Institute of Public Health, Burkina Faso
Research connections
Research connections
Sites & partners
Projects discussed or connected
Tools & methods
Sources & record
Sources and documentation
The workshop is confirmed by the organiser’s account and an approved photograph dated 10 March 2026. Activities above summarise a revised draft programme: its dates differ from the initial 6–13 March plan. Scheduled roles describe the programme rather than a complete attendance record. Workshop preparation does not establish completed deployment or study results.
Review date: 12 November 2026. Suggest a correction or contribute an event record ↗