https://arunmitra.com/tags/spatial-epidemiology/ Recent content in spatial epidemiology on Arun Mitra Hugo -- gohugo.io en Sat, 01 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://arunmitra.com/research/tb-notification-gap-india/ Sat, 01 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://arunmitra.com/research/tb-notification-gap-india/ Background India carries the world’s largest tuberculosis burden, and a central challenge for the National TB Elimination Programme is the gap between the TB cases that occur and the cases that are actually notified. National coverage figures hide enormous local variation: some districts notify nearly everyone they should, while others miss a large share of their true burden. This project asks where India misses tuberculosis — at a resolution fine enough to be actionable — and why. https://arunmitra.com/training/workshops/spatial-epidemiology-r/ Sun, 14 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://arunmitra.com/training/workshops/spatial-epidemiology-r/ Background Spatial epidemiology offers powerful tools for understanding the geographic patterning of health and disease, but practical, code-based training opportunities remain scarce in India. This hands-on workshop targets public-health researchers, epidemiologists, and students, and is delivered by a team of facilitators: Dr. Biju Soman (SCTIMST), Dr. Arun Mitra (AIIMS Bibinagar), Dr. Manikanda Nesan (ICMR-NIE Chennai), and Dr. Adrija Roy. Approach The workshop runs in a structured 4-day format combining lectures with guided coding in R. https://arunmitra.com/research/stroke-reperfusion-access/ Sun, 01 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://arunmitra.com/research/stroke-reperfusion-access/ Background Acute ischaemic stroke is a time-critical emergency in which reperfusion therapy, intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) and endovascular thrombectomy (EVT), must be delivered within a narrow therapeutic window to salvage brain tissue. In a country as large and geographically heterogeneous as India, the practical benefit of these treatments depends not only on whether capable centres exist but on whether patients can physically reach them in time. This study asks a simple but consequential question: what share of India’s population actually lives within a one-hour drive of a stroke centre equipped to deliver IVT or EVT, and how does that access vary across regions? https://arunmitra.com/training/workshops/gis-for-epidemiology/ Tue, 28 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://arunmitra.com/training/workshops/gis-for-epidemiology/ Background Epidemiological data are inherently spatial, yet spatial analysis remains underused in routine practice and training. This workshop equips epidemiologists and public-health researchers with practical spatial methods to map, explore, and analyse disease data, building on classic examples such as the John Snow cholera investigation and modern outbreak datasets. Approach The course is delivered as a Quarto website with structured sessions in R.