Account from Smita Premchander

Smita Premchander, Founder of Sampark, explains how the Covid-19 pandemic affected her work in India and how their research contributed to dealing with the pandemic and its impacts. She further explains the importance of continuing the collaborations with her partners during the pandemic. North-South partnerships have been fundamental to maintain research on the pandemic and its impacts on the ground and support affected communities. This experience has underscored the importance of trust and working together.