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Kaushik Bharati
Kaushik Bharati is a public health consultant based in New Delhi. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Calcutta in 2001 and postdoctoral fellowship from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK. He has subsequently been working in various scientific capacities at the National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi, and the Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, Faridabad, Haryana. His major research areas include infectious diseases, virology, public health, and health policy. He has published extensively in reputed national and international journals and is currently on the editorial board of several bio-medical journals from India, China, UK, and USA.
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Kerala vaccination policy: Is it feasible for other states too?
In a drastic step to ensure that all children below five years of age are fully vaccinated, the Kerala government introduced a draft health policy in February 2018, which made vaccination compulsory for school admissions. In this post, Kaushik Bharati assesses the feasibility of the policy for other Indian states, based on a comparison of parameters such as health index, vaccination coverage, and literacy rates.
The resurgence of chikungunya in India: How should we tackle it?
The number of reported cases of chikungunya – a mosquito-borne viral disease – has been increasing in India in recent years, especially during 2016-2017. In this article, Kaushik Bharati discusses why this is so and what can be done about it.
Recognition of snakebite as a neglected tropical disease: What does it mean for India?
In June this year, the WHO placed snakebite envenoming on its list of top-20 priority neglected tropical diseases. In this article, Dr Bharati contends that India, which has the highest burden of snakebite mortality in the world, should grab the opportunity to spearhead the global initiative to tackle the disease.
Japanese encephalitis in Gorakhpur: Why has vaccination failed to make an impact?
Vaccination is the mainstay of prevention strategies for Japanese encephalitis – the child killer disease that recently caused many deaths in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. In this article, Dr Kaushik Bharati discusses why the vaccine drive in India has failed to reach its full potential in the fight against the disease, and what can be done about it.
Zika virus: Is it a potential threat to India?
The WHO recently reported the first three laboratory-confirmed cases of Zika virus disease in India – all in the state of Gujarat. In this article, public health consultant Kaushik Bharati discusses the potential threat of the vector-borne disease to the country, and what needs to be done.