Pneumonia is the single largest cause of mortality in children under-five years of age, responsible for one in five deaths [1]. In 2010, there were an estimated 1 3 million deaths due to childhood pneumonia, one-quarter being in India. Among these, 81% of the deaths occurred in the first…
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In a recent paper, Nagpal et al. voiced concerns about the limited or biased use of scientific evidence to support public health interventions to control neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Visceral leishmaniasis (VL), also known as kala-azar, is one of the major NTDs and does not escape this…
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The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 56 million pregnant women (42%) globally are anemic[1], the majority of whom live in resource poor settings[2]. The largest number of individuals affected (18.1 million) live in South-East Asia[1]. In Bihar, India, the anemia prevalence is even higher, affecting…
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As the HIV epidemic continues in many parts of the world, more attention is being focused on strategies for prevention and management of HIV infection. In addition to highly active antiretroviral therapy (ART), the immune interactions between HIV and non-HIV co-infections have been…
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The first time I came to India was in the year 2012, when I came along with my dad, the late Dr. Oleyombo Awojobi, for the conference of the Association of Rural Surgeons of India (ARSI) in Ratlam. A live surgery workshop was arranged during the conference, and that was where I first saw…
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By: Dr. J. Gnanaraj, Dr. Ayodele Awojobi and Mr. Dilip Kumar Dr. J. Gnanaraj MS, MCh [Urology], FICS, FARSI, FIAGES is a urologist and laparoscopic surgeon trained at CMC Vellore. He has been appointed as a Professor in the Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering Department of Karunya University and is the…
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Rapid Assessment of Visual Impairment in Urban Population of Delhi, India
Visual impairment is a global public health challenge. In 2013, a Global Action Plan was formulated by the World Health Assembly with an overall goal to reduce the prevalence of avoidable visual impairment worldwide. Cataract and uncorrected refractive errors contribute to more than…
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