National Institute of Epidemiology

Global landscape of tools to assess health system preparedness for climate change: a scoping review

Health systems must be climate-resilient to effectively respond to shifting disease patterns and other health impacts of climate change and extreme weather events. We conducted a scoping review to identify and describe the characteristics of the tools, frameworks or strategies to...

Diagnostic accuracy of high-risk HPV DNA and cytology in diagnosing precancerous and early malignant cervical lesions: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

Persistent infection with high-risk hr-HPV is a major cause in the aetiopathogenesis of cervical cancer. Early detection by screening is the best strategy for prevention. Two major screening techniques hr-HPV DNA and Pap smear, target the disease condition at two different timepo...

Knowledge and perception regarding influenza and its vaccine among the elderly population in India: a multicentric study on the drivers of vaccine uptake

Older adults experience a high risk of severe influenza, yet vaccine uptake in India is low. There is no government funded influenza vaccination program in India. Understanding the drivers of uptake is essential to guide policy and practice. We conducted a multicentre, cross-sect...

Analysis of measles outbreaks reported to Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP), India, 2019–2023

<title>Abstract</title> <bold>Background:</bold> In 2022, an estimated 1,36,000 measles deaths were reported worldwide, mostly in children under five. In 2022, thirty-seven countries reported extensive or disruptive measles outbreaks by the WHO, while only 22 countries reported s...