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Importance of disease data - analysis and use of disease data in understanding disease spread and predication
15 October 2024
Dr. Sagar Pandhare, Post Doctoral Associate working under the guidance of Prof. Harish Phuleria and Prof. Usha Ananthakumar, delivered a talk on the "Importance of disease data - analysis and use of disease data in understanding disease spread and predication" on 15th October, 2024, at a workshop for training field workers in vector borne diseases in Panvel, Raigad.
The workshop was jointly organised by the Pune Knowledge Cluster, District Malaria Office (Raigad and Pune) and the National Center for Vector-borne Disease Control. The workshop was attended by Raigad district field workers, Panvel municipal corporation officers, field officers, and eminent professionals in the field of public health, including Dr. Rajendra Bhosale, District Malaria Officer, Raigad; Dr. Mahendra Jagtap, State Entomologist, NVBDCP; and Dr. Mangesh Gokhale, Scientist (D) and Medical Entomologist, ICMR-NIV. Overall, the response of the participants was encouraging and the field workers were motivated to learn about the value and the utility of the data that they collected in disease prevention.
Statistical Methods for tracking infectious diseases
31-August-2024
Prof. Siuli Mukhopadhyay from the Department of Mathematics at IIT Bombay delivered a talk on "Statistical Methods for tracking
infectious diseases" on 31st August, 2024, as a part of the Lecture Series for Propagation of Statistics Education and Research"
organised by the Calcutta Statistical Association.
Mathematical models of enteric disease
5 - 9 August, 2024
Dr. Esha Kashyap, working under the guidance of Prof. Siuli Mukhopadhyay, IIT Bombay, delivered a talk on
"Mathematical models of enteric disease" at the Infectious Disease Modeling Workshop, from 5th -9th August,
at
Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
A novel compartmental framework for modelling lymphatic filariasis dynamics and elimination strategies
22 - 26 July, 2024
Dr Indrajit Ghosh working under the guidance of Prof. Souvik Banerjee and Prof. Mithun Mitra, IIT Bombay, delivered an oral presentation at the 13th European Conference on Mathematical and Theoretical Biology from 22nd - 26th July, 2024, in Toledo, Spain.
The title of his presentation was "A novel compartmental framework for modelling lymphatic filariasis dynamics and elimination strategies".
To view the abstract please click here.
Some Statistical Approaches to Disease Modelling at the Summer School on Open Stack Geospatial Models for Public Health
26-July-2024
Prof. Siuli Mukhopadhyay delivered a talk on "Some Statistical Approaches to Disease Modelling" at the "Summer School on Open Stack Geospatial Models for Public Health," 26th July 2024 organized by the Geospatial Information Science and Engineering (GISE) Hub at IIT Bombay. The talk was followed by an interactive hands-on session led by Dr. Divya Kappara, a Postdoctoral Associate (NDMC). The session primarily focused on the role of disease modeling in guiding the processes of disease control and elimination. Measles modeling work done at NDMC was presented as an example. Additionally, the hands-on sessions concentrated on exploring the applications of spatial statistics and time series analysis in infectious disease data.
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), Government of India and the National Disease Modelling Consortium (NDMC)
19-July-2024
We are pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), Government of India and the National Disease Modelling Consortium (NDMC) anchored at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, for collaborating in specific disease modelling initiatives to address critical healthcare needs in the country. The MoU will facilitate collaboration between NDMC and various stakeholders in the Ministry of Health, to work on questions and asks by the Government, design programmatic interventions and achieve the best possible outcome for the country for disease prevention and management.
We are delighted to announce the first publication by the NDMC team!
5-July-2024
Prof. Ganesh Ramakrishnan and his group have published a paper titled HPVsim: An agent-based model of HPV transmission and cervical disease" in collaboration with IDM in PLOS Computational Biology.
Congratulations Prof. Ganesh Ramakrishnan, Prof. Ajit Rajwade, Prof. Nirav Bhatt, Prof. Saket Choudhary, Piyush Sawarkar, Dr Rashmi Tiwari, and Dr Yashi Raj !
A multi-region discrete time chain binomial model for infectious disease transmission
June 30 - July 3, 2024
Prof. Siuli Mukhopadhyay, Professor in the Department of Mathematics at IIT Bombay, delivered an oral presentation at the 44th International Symposium on Forecasting from June 30 - July 3, 2024, in Dijon, France.
The title of her presentation was "A multi-region discrete time chain binomial model for infectious disease transmission."
To view the abstract please click here.
Predictive Analytics in Public Health: Forecasting Malaria Incidence in Maharashtra
June 30 - July 3, 2024
Adithya B. Somaraj, PhD candidate working under the guidance of Prof. Usha Ananthakumar, Professor in the Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management, IIT Bombay, delivered an oral presentation at the 44th International Symposium on Forecasting
from June 30 - July 3, 2024, in Dijon, France.
The title of his presentation was "Predictive Analytics in Public Health: Forecasting Malaria Incidence in Maharashtra"
To view the abstract please click here.
National Public Health India Conference
23-25 February 2024
Drs. Esha Kashyap, Siddhartha Karmakar, and Suchita Nath-Sain attended the first National Public Health India Conference (NPHICON) 2024 from 23rd - 25th February, 2024, organised by the National Centre for Disease Control. Dr. Karmakar gave an oral presentation on “Visceral Leishmaniasis elimination and resurgence: A study in compartmental modelling” and Dr. Kashyap presented a poster titled “Mathematical modeling of the sustained impact of rotavirus vaccination in India”.
Prof. S. P. Singh Baghel, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), Government of India (GOI); Prof. (Dr.) Vinod K. Paul, Hon’ble Member, Niti Aayog; and Shri Apurva Chandra, Secretary, MoHFW, GOI; were the Chief Guest, Guest of Honour, and Special Guest on the occasion, respectively.
Modelling of Infectious Diseases in India
4-6 December 2023
Drs. Siddhartha Karmakar, Yashi Raj, Divya Kappara and Esha Kashyap, presented a poster on "Modelling of Infectious Diseases in India" at the Lifescience Conclave – 2023, from 4th-6th December, 2023, organised by the IITB-Monash Research Academy and the Wadhwani Research Centre for Bioengineering. Their poster summarised the modelling work being conducted at NDMC on measles, tuberculosis, lymphatic filariasis, rotavirus, cervical cancer, and malaria.
Malaria epidemiology in India in 2018: 2 years after the NFME
21-23 November 2023
Prof. Harish Phuleria, Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, presented a poster titled "Malaria epidemiology in India in 2018: 2 years after the NFME" at the International Vector-Borne Disease Conference in Singapore, from 21-23 November 2023.
NDMC Phase I - Learnings & Opportunities
8-November-2023
Prof. Siuli Mukhopadhyay, Professor in the Department of Mathematics at IIT Bombay, delivered an invited talk on "NDMC Phase I - Learnings & Opportunities" at the knowledge integration (ki) Data Challenge for Maternal and Child Health meeting in New Delhi on 8th November, 2023. The meeting was organised by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to facilitate sharing of results, insights, and lessons learned with relevant stakeholders from the Data Challenge Grant.
Best Paper Prize in Medical Statistics: Disease Modelling
26-September-2023
Dr. Indrajit Ghosh, a research scientist at NDMC, was conferred the “Best Paper Prize in Medical Statistics: Disease Modelling” by ICMR- National Institute of Medical Statistics for his paper titled ”Short-term predictions and prevention strategies for COVID-19: A model-based study” on September 26, 2023.
Indrajit received the award from Dr. Himanshu Kumar Chaturvedi, Director, ICMR-NIMS, in recognition for his contribution to the field of disease modelling, which plays an important role in understanding and predicting disease dynamics and impact on public health. Dr. Rajiv Bahl, Secretary to Government of India, Department of Health Research and Director General, ICMR, was the Chief Guest on the occasion.
Congratulations to Indrajit!!
Modelling and Forecasting Malaria Incidence using Generalized Time Series Models
30-June-2023
Prof. Siuli Mukhopadhyay, Professor in the Department of Mathematics at IIT Bombay, delivered an invited talk on "Modelling and Forecasting Malaria Incidence using Generalized Time Series Models" at the webinar on Statistical Disease Modelling and Predictions on 30th June, 2023. The webinar was organised by ICMR-National Institute of Medical Statistics, New Delhi.
Strengthening Health and Disease Modeling for Public Health Decision Making
07-June-2023
Prof. Usha Ananthakumar, Professor in the Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management, IIT Bombay, presented at the workshop titled "Strengthening Health and Disease Modeling for Public Health Decision Making" in Kigali, Rwanda, from 7th to 8th June, 2023.
This workshop was organised by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in partnership with the Wellcome Trust. The focus of the workshop was on strengthening infectious disease modelling in lower- and middle-income countries, with a focus on Africa. The workshop started with an overview of the agenda and objectives by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Wellcome Trust. The workshop was attended by a select group of modellers and policy makers. Discussions revolved around the frameworks of the current state of health and disease modelling followed by a panel discussion on the expectations, needs, challenges and gaps in translating the modelling findings to implementation. The second half of Day 1 included presentations from exemplary innovators in data modelling for public health decision making. As a part of this session, Prof. Usha Ananthakumar gave a presentation on the National Disease Modelling Consortium, which was well received. Day 2 included several brainstorming sessions by various sub groups of modellers and policymakers on the previously identified solutions that have formed the basis of health and disease modelling and exploring potential additional approaches. The workshop concluded on Day 2 with an overview of key takeaways and valuable insights.
Prof Ganesh Ramakrishnan has been selected to be as a disease and economic modelling expert member of Standing Technical Sub Committee
02-June-2023
Very happy to announce that Prof Ganesh Ramakrishnan (Co-PI, National Disease Modelling Consortium, IIT Bombay) has been selected to be as a disease and economic modelling expert member of Standing Technical Sub Committee (STSC) as well as an expert member of Standing Working Group - Immunization and Vaccine Research and Capacity Building (SWG-IVRCB) as part of NTAGI (National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt of India. This is an important milestone for https://www.ndmconsortium.com and more generally for https://www.kcdh.iitb.ac.in/
Sub-national level analysis of measles prevalence in India
22-May-2023
Prof. Rama Pal, Associate Professor in the Department of Economics, IIT Bombay, delivered a virtual presentation at the IDM Annual Symposium in Seattle from 22nd to 24th May, 2023.
The title of her presentation was "Sub-national level analysis of measles prevalence in India."
To view the abstract please click here
Analyzing malaria in Indian states and modeling future trends
22-May-2023
Prof. Usha Ananthakumar, Professor in the Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management, IIT Bombay, also delivered a virtual presentation at the IDM Annual Symposium in Seattle from 22nd to 24th May, 2023.
The title of her presentation was "Analyzing malaria in Indian states and modeling future trends"
To view the abstract please click here