Dr. Pranab Chatterjee MD, PhD

India Research Initiative on Peri-Urban Human-Animal-Environment Interface

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Project Details

Funding

International Development Research Center, Canada

July 2015 – January 2017

CA$ 1,910,000 (~US$1,450,000)

Project Brief

The India Research Initiative on Peri-Urban Human-Animal-Environment Interface conducted a bundle of studies using the One Health/EcoHealth approaches. I was involved in a series of studies during my tenure at the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), from July 2015 to January 2017. The flagship studies under this multi-research initiative aimed to contribute substantively to evidence-based cross-sectoral policies and local capacity building. The study focused on integrating public health, livestock health, urban planning, local food production, and social development in peri-urban settings across India. Jointly implemented by the Roadmap to Combat Zoonoses in India (RCZI) Initiative at the Public PHFI and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), the project adopted the One Health/EcoHealth approach. This approach facilitated an understanding of the drivers and determinants of zoonotic disease risks, antibiotic misuse in the animal-husbandry sector, and food safety and security issues. The study specifically targeted the smallholder dairy farming community in peri-urban areas of five Indian cities – Guwahati (Assam), Bhubaneshwar (Odisha), Bangalore (Karnataka), Ludhiana (Punjab), and Udaipur (Rajasthan).

Role & Responsbilities

In my role as a Senior Research Associate, I was actively involved in project management and coordination with partner sites. Additionally, I played a crucial role in developing research projects and evidence synthesis plans within the research portfolio. Responsibilities extended to managing research and communications teams, contributing to the development and review of study proposals, leading statistical analyses of quantitative and qualitative data, and drafting manuscripts. Furthermore, I undertook training workshops aimed at building research capacity within the team. The successful completion of this initiative has contributed valuable insights to the intricate interplay between human, animal, and environmental factors in peri-urban contexts, fostering a holistic approach to public health in these regions.

Peer-Reviewed Publications

  1. Kakkar M, Chatterjee P, Chauhan AS, Grace D, Lindahl J, Beeche A, Jing F, Chotinan S. Antimicrobial resistance in South East Asia: time to ask the right questions. Global Health Action. 2018 Jan 1;11(1):1483637.
  2. Chauhan AS, George MS, Chatterjee P, Lindahl J, Grace D, Kakkar M. The social biography of antibiotic use in smallholder dairy farms in India. Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control. 2018 Dec;7(1):60.
  3. Chatterjee P, Bhaumik S, Chauhan AS, Kakkar M. Protocol for developing a Database of Zoonotic Disease Research in India (DoZooRI). British Medical Journal Open. 2017 Dec 1;7(12):e017825.
  4. Chatterjee P, Chauhan AS, Joseph J, Kakkar M. One Health/EcoHealth capacity building programs in South and South East Asia: a mixed method rapid systematic review. Human Resources for Health. 2017 Dec;15(1):72.
  5. Kakkar M, Chaturvedi S, Saxena VK, Dhole TN, Kumar A, Rogawski ET, Abbas S, Venkataramanan VV, Chatterjee P. Identifying sources, pathways and risk drivers in ecosystems of Japanese Encephalitis in an epidemic-prone north Indian district. PLoS One. 2017 May 2;12(5):e0175745.
  6. McKenzie JS, Dahal R, Kakkar M, Debnath N, Rahman M, Dorjee S, Naeem K, Wijayathilaka T, Sharma BK, Maidanwal N, Halimi A, Kim E, Chatterjee P, Devleesschauwer B. One Health research and training and government support for One Health in South Asia. Infection Ecology and Epidemiology 2016; 6:33842. 
  7. Chatterjee P, Kakkar M, Chaturvedi S. Integrating one health in national health policies of developing countries: India’s lost opportunities. Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2016; 5: 87. 
  8. Chatterjee P, Kakkar M, Biswas T. Cities: new fringes to act as safety nets. Nature 2016; 540: 39–39. 

Conference Abstracts Published

  1. Chauhan AS, George S, Chatterjee P, Kakkar M. Addressing bovine tuberculosis in smallholder periurban dairy farms of India: A qualitative study. International Journal of Infectious Diseases 2016; 53: 57–8. 
  2. Chauhan AS, George S, Chatterjee P, Kakkar M. Veterinary antibiotic use in smallholder periurban dairy farms of India: A qualitative study. International Journal of Infectious Diseases 2016; 53: 39. 
  3. Rogawski ET, Chatterjee P, Kakkar M. Developing a transdisciplinary database for operationalization of One Health surveillance for Japanese Encephalitis in India. International Journal of Infectious Diseases 2016; 53: 33. 
  4. Kakkar M, Chatterjee P. Setting research priorities to control zoonoses in smallholder dairy farms of periurban India. International Journal of Infectious Diseases 2016; 53: 126. 
  5. Chatterjee P, Kakkar M. Market and policy drivers of antibiotic use in smallholder periurban dairy farms: A scoping literature review. International Journal of Infectious Diseases 2016; 53:38.

Research Posters and Presentations

Conference TitleVenue and TimePaper TitleAuthors
The International Meeting on Emerging Diseases and SurveillanceVienna, Austria.
11/2016		Market and policy drivers of antibiotic use in smallholder periurban dairy farms: A scoping literature review. Chatterjee P, Kakkar M.
The International Meeting on Emerging Diseases and SurveillanceVienna, Austria
11/2016		Developing a transdisciplinary database for operationalization of One Health surveillance for Japanese Encephalitis in IndiaRogawski ET, Chatterjee P, Kakkar M

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