Anand Joshi, J P Narain, C Prasittisuk, Rajesh Bhatia et al.
Data on the burden of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in Indian sub-continent are vital for elimination programme planners for estimating resource requirements, effective implementation and monitoring of elimination programme. In Indian sub-continent, about 200 million population is at risk of VL. Nearl...
Benyamin Sihombing, Rajesh Bhatia, Rahul Srivastava, Tjandra Yoga Aditama et al.
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) inflicts significant mortality, morbidity and economic loss in the 11 countries in the WHO South-East Asia Region (SEAR). With technical assistance and advocacy from WHO, all countries have developed their respective National Action Plans on AMR that are aligned with t...
RakeshMani Rastogi, Rajesh Bhatia, Leonard Ortega
Asia ranks second to Africa in terms of malaria burden. In 19 countries of Asia, malaria is endemic and 2.31 billion people or 62% of the total population in these countries are at risk of malaria. In 2010, WHO estimated around 34.8 million cases and 45,600 deaths due to malaria in Asia. In 2011, 2....
Rajesh Bhatia, Priya Abraham
The story of COVID-19 pandemic continues unabated for almost a year and a half with numerous unexpected twists and turns due to emerging waves and variants. The pandemic has hit the world severely. India has also been hit badly, especially in the second wave of the pandemic. As on May 31, 2021, Indi...
Jai Prakash Narain
Message From The Regional Director, WHO/SEARO Preface Three Decades of HIV/AIDS in Asia: Achievements, Lessons Learnt and Opportunities Ahead - Jai P Narain, Iyanthi Abeyewickreme, Razia Pendse and Sangay Thinley Epidemiology and Transmission Dynamics of the HIV Epidemic in Asia - Renu Garg, Dongbao...
Jai Prakash Narain, A P Dash, Bruce Parnell, Sujit Bhattacharya et al.
Introduction The tropical diseases (NTDs) are a group of infectious diseases which primarily affect the poorest sectors of society, especially the rural poor and the most disadvantaged urban populations. (1) Nearly one billion people in the world surfer from NTDs, which are referred to as neglected ...
Rajesh Bhatia
Infectious diseases are major health problems in Bangladesh requiring frequent use of antimicrobials. Diagnosis and treatment of most of the bacterial diseases are empirical. Microbial sensitivity patterns of common infections like respiratory tract infection, urinary tract infection, enteric fever,...