Publications by authors named "T Seshadri"
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- The Himalayan region is facing increasing pollution due to emissions from the nearby Indo-Gangetic plain, and research on carbon monoxide (CO) sources there is lacking.
- This study uses five years of ground data to analyze CO levels and differentiate between fossil fuel and biomass burning emissions at a high-altitude site in the Central Himalayas.
- The findings indicate discrepancies in CO estimates from various models, with the study's method showing better accuracy and highlighting seasonal variations in CO sources related to local environmental factors.
In this correspondence, we, co-authors and collaborators involved in the respond to a recent article published in Wellcome Open Research titled In the first part, we provide overall clarifications on the THETA study and in the second part respond to specific comments by the authors of the aforementioned correspondence.
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- Forest-based communities, especially poor and marginalized groups in Low-and-Middle Income countries, face significant health risks from emerging zoonoses like Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD), which can lead to severe economic difficulties.
- A survey of 229 households in the Western Ghats reveals that factors such as limited land access, poverty status, and age of the household head contribute to the perceived vulnerability to KFD, with varying levels of concern about the disease among residents.
- The study emphasizes that existing health interventions may overlook the unique needs of these communities, potentially worsening inequalities, and underscores the necessity for tailored approaches to improve their resilience against health threats like KFD.
There is increased global and national attention on the need for effective strategies to control zoonotic diseases. Quick, effective action is, however, hampered by poor evidence-bases and limited coordination between stakeholders from relevant sectors such as public and animal health, wildlife and forestry sectors at different scales, who may not usually work together. The OneHealth approach recognises the value of cross-sectoral evaluation of human, animal and environmental health questions in an integrated, holistic and transdisciplinary manner to reduce disease impacts and/or mitigate risks.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCommunity engagement is gaining prominence in global health research. But communities rarely have a say in the agendas or conduct of the very health research projects that aim to help them. This paper provides new evidence on how to share power in priority-setting in ways that seek to overcome structural constraints created by the funding environment.
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