Publications by authors named "S D Sreeganga"

Article Synopsis
  • There is a longstanding call for better healthcare policies to eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) globally, especially in India, but current efforts are insufficient.
  • The paper introduces an ontological framework, a research roadmap, and a policy brief to identify and address existing gaps in disease coverage, objectives, and stakeholder involvement.
  • By proposing comprehensive systemic policies and recommendations aligned with WHO and UN guidelines, the authors aim to create adaptable roadmaps for other countries facing similar health challenges.
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This paper presents an ontological review of the global research on access to geriatric disability care and a roadmap for future research to address the problem in India. First, the dominant research focus is on resources (human, financial, and spatial) that affect access to disability care; there is little focus on informational and technological resources. Second, functional disabilities are the dominant focus of the research, followed by cognitive, mental, and locomotor disabilities; there is little focus on speech, hearing, and visual disabilities.

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Active case finding (ACF) is critical for the timely detection and treatment of diseases like tuberculosis (TB). ACF is crucial in India, where health-seeking behaviour across various populations is low and non-reporting is a barrier to breaking disease transmission cycles and eliminating the disease. As an integral part of India's national TB control programs, there is further scope for improvement in its design.

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The unprecedented outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has forced governments to devise national strategies to curtail its spread. The present study analyzes the national strategies of India and the United States for the COVID-19 vaccine roll out. The paper presents an ontology of COVID-19 vaccine roll out, maps the national strategies, identifies, analyzes the emphases and gaps in them, and proposes corrections to the same.

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Ensuring access to healthcare is critical to prevent illnesses and deaths from COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 cases in health systems that have deteriorated during the pandemic. This study aims to map the existing literature on healthcare access after the appearance of COVID-19 using an ontological framework. This will help us to formalize, standardize, visualize and assess the barriers to and drivers of access to healthcare, and how to continue working towards a more accessible health system.

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