Sudipta Basa

MoHFW/National Centre for Disease Control · Urban Health/Epidemiology

The urban population in our country is increasing rapidly and represents the 2-3-4-5 syndrome. It is estimated that by 2031, there would be about 600 million people living in urban India. The health of the urban poor is considerably worse off than the urban middle and high income groups and is maybe even worse than the rural population. Even after...

Background & Objectives In developing country like India where urban population is increasing every second, focus on provision of primary health care at door step level in the community is of utmost importance. Under the National Urban Health Mission, the concept of setting health kiosk in slum areas is an encouraging intervention which could be t...

National Urban Health Mission was launched on 1st May, 2013 for providing equitable and quality primary health care services to the urban population with special focus on slum and vulnerable sections of the Society. The mission seeks to improve the health status by facilitating access to quality primary healthcare through Outreach Services (i.e. UH...

Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) is a highly infectious disease which continues to be an important public health problem worldwide. Aim: This study puts an effort to determine patient and health system delay in diagnosis and treatment and association to specific types of delay among tribals in Mayurbhanj district, Odisha. Materials and methods:...

Background: Diarrhoea forms major public health problem in children under 5 years of age, especially in developing countries. In Indian slums nearly 100,000 babies die every year before their fifth birthday as a result of dehydration, weakened immunity or malnutrition associated with diarrhea. Aim: To find out the prevalence of Diarrhoea among unde...

Introduction: Though measles is a vaccine preventable disease, outbreaks still continue to occur because of poor immunization coverage rate at the national level. Objective: To report the survey results of an outbreak of measles in Puraini village of Madhepura district in Bihar, India. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional survey was conducte...

Background: Recently pulmonary mycotic infections have gained increasing recognition in the field of infectious diseases and pose a difficult challenge.Since clinicians now see an increasing number of immuno-compromised patients, high index of suspicion is necessary for timely diagnosis and treatment of mycotic infections. Aim: The study was design...