Research

Research projects, publications, and data analysis work in health data science and public health.

Written by Arun Mitra

Harnessing Data Science for Local Action: An Action-Research Framework to Improve Reproductive and Child Health (RCH) Service Delivery in Tribal Communities of Andhra Pradesh

ICMR investigator-initiated extramural grant proposal to map and integrate reproductive and child health (RCH) data sources and stakeholders in ITDA-Rampachodavaram, assess data utilisation among PHC medical officers, and co-design data-science solutions for RCH service delivery through participatory methods.

Gender Inequities in COVID-19 Vaccinations

This post looks into the COVID-19 vaccinations in India and the respective states. The data is downloaded from COVID-19 India Tracker Website as provided in the data sources section in the methodology. Total Vaccinations ## Warning in RColorBrewer::brewer.pal(N, "Set2"): n too large, allowed maximum for palette Set2 is 8 ## Returning the palette you asked for with that many colors ## Warning in RColorBrewer::brewer.

First Wave vs Second Wave

The abrupt onset of the second wave of COVID-19 in India has taken the country by storm. With over 4,00,000 cases being reported daily, India has over 37,00,000 active cases as of 12, May 2021. This post aims to estimate the epidemiological parameters of COVID-19 epidemic in India during the first and second waves. As discussed in the previous post, India’s epidemic curve suggests an ongoing second wave of COVID-19 infections in the country.