Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Dr Archana Purushottam Diwate

Assistant Professor
Mumbai Campus,
Assistant Professor, Centre for Health and Mental Health, School of Social Work - Mumbai Campus

Qualification

Bachelors of Arts (University of Pune)

Master of Social Work (University of Pune)

M.Phil (Jawaharlal Nehru University)

Ph.D (Jawaharlal Nehru University)

Contact

archana.diwate[at]tiss[dot]ac[dot]in

Dr. Archana Diwate is currently an Assistant Professor at the Centre for Health and Mental Health, School of Social Work (SSW), Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai. She teaches Master's level courses in social work in Public Health and Mental Health, specifically Health and Development and teaches Research Methodology as a core course of social work. Additionally, she has also taught sessions on Health within the foundation course.

She earned her postgraduation in Social Work from Pune University and further pursued her M.Phil and Ph.D. from the prestigious Centre of Social Medicine and Community Health at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. During her academic tenure at JNU, she immersed herself in a diverse range of subjects, including Health Systems, Health Service Systems, Social Science Research, Women’s Health, and Social Determinants of Health. This exposure significantly influenced her perspective on health issues and reinforced her dedication to advocating health as a fundamental right.

Throughout her academic training, she received the prestigious DAAD Fellowship from Germany, which allowed her to study at Bielefeld University, specifically in the Department of Epidemiology and International Public Health. She was also awarded the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) PhD Fellowship.

Before joining TISS, she has five years of valuable work experience, primarily focused on researching health-related issues. Her academic training and work experience in health have culminated in three publications in edited volumes, a study report, newspaper articles, and a notable article in an online magazine.

Beyond her academic contributions, she is an active member of the Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC) of Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, where she serves as a social scientist ethics committee member.

Her research interests are wide-ranging and encompass the private healthcare sector, health insurance, social determinants of health, privatization of medical education, and access to medicines.

Private Health Care Sector

Privatiion of Medical Education

Medical Insurance

Social Diterminanats of Health

Access to Medicines

· Baru, R. and Diwate, A. (2022). Private Sector in Medical Education and Allied Health Disciplines. In Varghese, N. V. and Panigrahi, J. (eds). India Higher Education Report 2021:Private Higher Education. NUEPA, Routledge publication.

· Gadre, A. & Diwate, A. (2019). Promotional Practices of the Pharmaceutical Industry and Implementation Status of Related Regulatory Codes in India, Pune: SATHI.

· Diwate, Archana (2019). Growth of Private Medical Colleges in Maharashtra and Its Implications for Universal Health Care. In Qadeer, I; K. B. Saxena and Arathi PM (eds). Universalising Health Care in India: From Care to Coverage. Aakar Books: New Delhi.

· Diwate, Archana (2015). Medical Insurance for Informal Workers: Case of Waste Pickers in Pune, Maharashtra. In Baru, R. (ed.). Medical Insurance Schemes For the Poor: Who Benefits? New Delhi: Academic Foundation. (ISBN-9789332701908)

· Rama V. Baru and Diwate, Archana (2015). Vyapam is the Symptom, Criminalisation of Medical Education is the Disease. The Wire (online Magazine) published on 12th July 2015. Available at https://thewire.in/education/vyapam-is-the-symptom-criminalisation-of-medical-education-is-the-disease

Marathi Publication

· Diwate A. (2020, July 8). Working conditions of contractual health-care workers in Maharashtra. (आरोग्य व्यवस्था कंत्राट बाधित) Loksatta. https://www.loksatta.com/vishesh-news/article-on-health-system-is-contract-disrupted-abn-97-2209252/

· Diwate A. (2020, July 1). Health-care workers issues in COVID-19 (कोवीडच्या रिंगणात आरोग्य कर्मचारी). Vedha Aarohyaacha Bulletin, SATHI.

· Diwate A. (2020, May 18). Importance of Testing in Covid-19. (कोरोना-तपासणीचे महत्व) Maharashtra Times. https://maharashtratimes.com/editorial/article/coronavirus-the-importance-of-testing/articleshow/75804249.cms

Co-Investigator: Evaluation Study of Community Action For Nutrition implemented by SATHI

Sponsor: Tribal Research and Training Institute (TRTI)

MA in Social Work

HMH-03- Health and Development

FC-2 India's Development Challenges

Module - Indian Health Care System and Inequalities in Access

RM-I SW-5 Rsearch Methods

RM-II SW-8 Rsearch Methods

BSW 104: Computer Essentials and Interactive Skills