Project Details
Funding
Christian Medical College, Vellore, which received funding support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF)
January 2017 – May 2020
₹ 77,800,000 (~US$ 1,132,768)
Project Brief
The National Surveillance System for Enteric Fever in India (NSSEFI) was a project undertaken from January 2017 to May 2020. The project involved the development and deployment of a multi-centric, active surveillance system targeting children under 15 years of age across India. The primary objective was to establish the burden of enteric fever, contributing valuable insights for policy decisions on the implementation of typhoid vaccination within the universal immunization program in India. As a Co-Investigator, responsibilities included overseeing project deliverables and fieldwork management, managing the site team and personnel, ensuring quality control of field activities, collaborating with the data management team to generate regular progress reports, addressing implementation issues, and conducting interim data analysis, particularly spatial analysis of identified cases.
This comprehensive initiative not only addressed the immediate research objectives but also played a crucial role in informing public health policy decisions related to enteric fever and vaccination strategies, thereby contributing to the broader goal of enhancing child health in India.
Role & Responsbilities
Co-Investigator at ICMR – National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Kolkata
As a Co-Investigator, I oversaw the delivery of project milestones and led the day-to-day management of field activities. I supervised the site team and field personnel, ensuring that data collection processes met the highest standards of quality and consistency. Working closely with the data management team, I monitored study progress through regular reports and resolved implementation challenges as they arose. I also conducted interim analyses, including spatial mapping of identified cases, to inform operational decisions and refine the study’s direction in real time.
Peer-Reviewed Publications
- Kanungo S, Chatterjee P, Saha J, Pan T, Chakrabarty ND, Dutta S. Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Practices in Urban Slums of Eastern India. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2021 Nov 15;224(Supplement 5):S573-83.
- Chatterjee P, Biswas T, Seth B. Using Mixed Methods Approaches for Case–Control Studies of Complex Transmission Pathways of Enteric Fever. SAGE Research Methods Cases. London: 2020. doi:10.4135/9781529740806. Available from: https://methods.sagepub.com/case/mixed-methods-case-control-complex-transmission-pathways-enteric-fever.
- John J, Bavdekar A, Rongsen-Chandola T, Dutta S, Kang G, Collaborators of NSSEFI, Chatterjee P as collaborator. Estimating the incidence of enteric fever in children in India: a multi-site, active fever surveillance of pediatric cohorts. BMC Public Health. 2018 Dec;18(1):594.
Research Posters and Presentations
| Conference Title | Venue and Time | Paper Title | Authors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11th International Conference on Typhoid and Other Invasive Salmonelloses | Hanoi, Vietnam 03/2019 | Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) related practices in an enteric fever endemic slum area in India. | Kanungo S, Chatterjee P, Saha J, John J, Kang G, Dutta S. |
| 11th International Conference on Typhoid and Other Invasive Salmonelloses | Hanoi, Vietnam 03/2019 | Cluster analysis of enteric fever cases in urban slums of Kolkata. | Kanungo S, Chatterjee P, Saha J, John J, Kang G, Dutta S. |
| 11th International Conference on Typhoid and Other Invasive Salmonelloses | Hanoi, Vietnam 03/2019 | Lessons from deploying an active surveillance system to detect enteric fever in urban slums of Kolkata. | Chatterjee P, Kanungo S, Saha J, John J, Kang G, Dutta S. |
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