NAMASTE is a National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR) Global Health Research Unit (GHRU) that will implement and evaluate a novel integrated detection and care pathway for young children with autism and their families in four South Asian locations.
The pathway will be delivered by non-specialist health workers in four districts in India (Delhi and Goa), Sri Lanka and Nepal. It will also include a large training programme to grow much needed research and clinical capacity in the field of neurodevelopmental disabilities in South Asia.
Building on The University of Manchester’s own autism programme and more than a decade of partnership with Sangath India, NAMASTE is funded by the National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR), using UK Aid Funding from the UK government, which supports global health research.
Project background
Information about the study’s four locations and why we’re undertaking this project.
Capacity building
Details of the students and postgraduate researchers we’re training.
Workstreams
Details on our planned detection, evaluation, and implementation work.
Our team
See who is involved with the NAMASTE project.
Community engagement
How our work engages communities.
News and outputs
See all news, publications and posters/presentations from NAMASTE.
Partners and collaborators
NAMASTE has partners and collaborators across the world.
Joint collaborators
- The University of Manchester
- Sangath India
- AutismCare Nepal Society
- Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians
Partners
Additional collaborators
Contact us
If you have any questions about NAMASTE, please get in touch.
Sofia Ahmed
Project Coordinator
Email: sofia.ahmed@manchester.ac.uk
Dr Richard Smallman
Programme Manager
Email: richard.smallman@manchester.ac.uk
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