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Burn Injury Care

Advancing strategies for effective burn injury management and prevention.

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A group of people are gathered in a room, with some seated on blue plastic chairs. Two men in the foreground are wearing face masks and engaging in conversation, one holding a syringe, hinting at a medical setting. An older man wearing a traditional Nepali hat and vest is seated, conversing with the men. A woman in a colorful traditional dress looks on attentively from her chair. The walls have written notices and a framed sign in a non-English script. The setting appears based on community health outreach or vaccination drive.
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Developing frameworks for sustainable health systems and policies.

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Exploring innovative solutions in health policy, systems and community health.

JOURNAL ARTICLES

  1. Keshri VR, Sharma SK, Singh P, Saha S, Mishra B, Khurram MF, Jain M, Singh Chakotiya P, Jha MK, Singhal M, Jain T, Jagnoor J. Experiences from Burn Registry Pilot Study in Northern India: Patient Profile and Implementation Perspectives. J Burn Care Res. 2025 Apr 10:iraf042. DOI: 10.1093/jbcr/iraf042

  2. Richards, HS, …Keshri VR…Yong A. Top ten research priorities in global burns care: findings from the James Lind Alliance Global Burns Research Priority Setting Partnership. The Lancet Global Health. Online first, available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(25)00059-2

  3. Tripathi, N., Parhad, P., Garg, S…Keshri VR. Performance of health and wellness centre in providing primary care services in Chhattisgarh, India. BMC Prim. Care 25, 360 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-024-02603-1

  4. Singh P, Sriram V, Vaid S, Nanda S, Keshri VR. Examining representation of women in leadership of professional medical associations in India. PLOS Global Public Health. 2024;4(8): e0003587. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0003587

  5. Garg S, Bebarta KK, Tripathi N, Keshri VR. Impact of Government-Funded Health Insurance on Out-of-Pocket Expenditure and Quality of Hospital-Based Care in Indian States of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. Applied Health Economics and Health Policy. 2024; https://doi.org/10.1007/s40258-024-00911-2

  6. Keshri VR, Jagnoor J, Peden M, Norton R, Abimbola S. Why does a public health issue (not) get priority? Agenda setting for the national burns programme in India. Health Policy and Planning. 2024;39(5):457-468. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czae019

  7. Keshri VR, Parveen S, Abimbola S, Mishra B, Khurram MF, Peden M, Norton R, Jagnoor J. The health workforce conundrum for burn care in Uttar Pradesh, India: a qualitative exploration. Global Public Health. 2024;19(1):2345370. https://doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2024.2345370

  8. Abhishek S, Garg S, Keshri VR. How useful do communities find the health and wellness centres? A qualitative assessment of India’s new policy for primary health care. BMC Primary Care. 2024;25(91). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-024-02343-2

  9. Agrawal D, Sharma P, Keshri VR. Who drives the health policy agenda in India? Actors in National Health Committees since Independence. Dialogues in Health. 2024;4:100167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dialog.2024.100167

  10. Singh P, Keshri VR. Missing gender diversity in burns care. Burns. 2024; S0305-4179. https://europepmc.org/article/med/37802710

  11. Keshri VR, Peden M, Singh P, Norton R, Abimbola S, Jagnoor J. Health systems research in burn care: an evidence gap map. Injury Prevention. 2023;ip-2023. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37532304/

  12. Joshi R, Yakubu K, Keshri VR, Jha V. Skilled health workforce emigration: its consequences, ethics, and potential solutions. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 2023;98(7):960-965. https://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196(23)00178-7/abstract

  13. Keshri VR, Abimbola S, Parveen S, Mishra B, Roy MP, Jain T, Peden M, Jagnoor J. Navigating health systems for burn care: patient journeys and delays in Uttar Pradesh, India. Burns. 2023; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2023.03.009

  14. Sriram V, Keshri V. Interest groups and health facility regulation–future directions for health policy and systems research. International Journal of Health Policy and Management. 2023; https://www.ijhpm.com/article_4424.html

  15. Keshri VR. Reform of medical practice regulation in India is 'half-done'. Indian Journal of Medical Ethics. 2023;8(3):257-8. https://doi.org/10.20529/IJME.2023.013

  16. Keshri VR, Bhaumik S. The feudal structure of global health and its implications for decolonisation. BMJ Global Health. 2022;7. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2022-010603

  17. Keshri VR, Garg BS. Operational barriers in providing quality emergency obstetric care at first referral level health facilities in India. Indian Journal of Community Medicine. 2021;46:252-7. https://www.ijcm.org.in/text.asp?2021/46/2/252/317077

  18. Keshri VR, Peden M, Jain T, Babu BV, Saha S, Singhal M, et al. Impact of COVID-19 and containment measures on burn care in India: A qualitative exploratory study. Burns. 2021; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2021.11.011

  19. Keshri VR. Leveraging mHealth intervention to ensure initiation of treatment for tuberculosis. Journal of Postgraduate Medicine. 2021;67(4):194-195. https://doi.org/10.4103/jpgm.JPGM_340_21

  20. Keshri VR, Jagnoor J. Burns in India: a call for health policy action. Lancet Public Health. 2021; S2468-2667(21)00256-5. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(21)00256-5

  21. Sriram V, Keshri VR, Kumbhar K. The impact of colonial-era policies on health workforce regulation in India: lessons for contemporary reform. Human Resource for Health. 2021;19:100. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12960-021-00640-w

  22. Gupta M, Keshri VR, Konwar P, Cox KL, Jagnoor J. Media coverage of COVID-19 health information in India: a content analysis. Health Promotion International. 2021;37(2): daab116. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daab116

  23. Keshri VR, Sriram V, Baru R. Reforming the regulation of medical education, professionals and practice in India. BMJ Global Health. 2020;5. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2020-002765

  24. Ghosh S, Keshri VR. Paradox in women’s education and fertility relationship in the Hindi-Heartland. Economic & Political Weekly. 2020;55(12). https://www.epw.in/journal/2020/12/notes/womens-education-and-fertility-hindi-heartland.html

  25. Keshri VR, Tigga NS. Where there is no research: A bibliometric analysis of health research output from the resource-constrained Bihar state of India. Journal of Global Health Reports. 2020; doi:10.29392/001c.16633

  26. Keshri VR, Gupta SS. Ayushman Bharat and road to Universal Health Coverage in India. J Mahatma Gandhi Inst Med Sci. 2019;24(2):65-67. https://doi.org/10.4103/jmgims.2019.24.65

  27. Tigga NS, Keshri VR. Changing perspectives of public health in India: The growing role of health economics. Gates Open Research. 2020;4:14. https://doi.org/10.12688/gatesopenres.13109.1

  28. Kumar P, Pisudde P, Sarthi PP, Sharma MP, Keshri VR. Status and trend of acute encephalitis syndrome and Japanese encephalitis – A vector-borne disease in Bihar, India. National Medical Journal of India. 2017;30(6):317-320. http://www.nmji.in/temp/NatlMedJIndia306317-1563611_042036.pdf

  29. Keshri VR. Public health education. Economic & Political Weekly. 2017;52(36). https://www.epw.in/journal/2017/36/letters/public-health-education.html

  30. Yadav N, Kar S, Madke B, Dashatwar D, Singh N, Prasad K, Keshri VR. Leprosy elimination: A myth busted. Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice. 2014;5(Suppl S1):28-31. https://doi.org/10.4103/0976-3147.139961

  31. Keshri VR, Raut AV, Mehendale AM, Garg BS. Assessment of knowledge and utilization of untied fund provided to VHNSC in selected villages of 5 sub-centres of PHC, Anji in Wardha District. J Mahatma Gandhi Inst Med Sci. 2011;16(1):30-32. http://medind.nic.in/jaw/t11/i1/jawt11i1p30.pdf

  32. Keshri VR, Raut AV, Mehendale AM, Garg BS. Knowledge and utilization regarding untied fund among village-level committees in selected villages of Wardha, Maharashtra. BMC Proceedings. 2012;6(Suppl 1). https://doi.org/10.1186/1753-6561-6-S1-P8

Collaborative Journal Articles

  1. Ferreira ML, de Luca K, Haile LM, et al. Global, regional, and national burden of low back pain, 1990–2020, its attributable risk factors, and projections to 2050: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet Rheumatology. 2023;5(6). https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanrhe/article/PIIS2665-9913(23)00098-X/fulltext

  2. Micah AE, Bhangdia K, Cogswell IE, et al. Global investments in pandemic preparedness and COVID-19: development assistance and domestic spending on health between 1990 and 2026. The Lancet Global Health. 2023;11(3). https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(23)00007-4/fulltext

  1. GBD 2021 Anaemia Collaborators. Prevalence, years lived with disability, and trends in anaemia burden by severity and cause, 1990-2021: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet. Haematology. 2023 Sep;10(9):e713-e734. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2352-3026(23)00160-6

Accepted for publication

  1. The top ten research priorities in global burns care: Findings from the James Lind Alliance Global Burns Research Priority Setting Partnership. Lancet Global Health

  2. Feasibility and Effect of Yoga on Quality of life in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease on Peritoneal Dialysis – A mixed-method study. Indian Journal of Nephrology

Under Peer Review

  1. Stigma and Discrimination in Healthcare: Challenges faced by Burn Patients in India. Burns

  2. I am more than my scars- Narratives of acid attack stigmatization through body maps in Noida, India. BMJ Public Health

  3. Community-Based Health Literacy Interventions for Non-Communicable Diseases in South Asian Countries: A Scoping Review. Public Health

  4. Do Physicians Adhere to Rational Prescribing Practices? An Assessment of Prescribing Patterns in Public Health Facilities of Chhattisgarh, India. BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology

  5. International data collection for the Priorities in Global Burns Research James Lind Alliance research prioritization partnership: Lessons learnt and recommendations for future international research prioritization projects. BMJ Global Health

  6. Evaluating Health Literacy on Noncommunicable Disease: Insights from a Cross-Sectional Study in Chhattisgarh. Health Education Research

  7. Is household contact investigation a missing link for tuberculosis care in Chhattisgarh, India? – Operational research using programmatic data. PloS Global Public Health

  8. #RollBackRTH: Tactics, Strategies, and Framing in the Right to Health Care Act 2022 Debate in Rajasthan, India. Global Public Health

  9. High burden of severe and very severe undernutrition among adults with tuberculosis: Findings from statewide operational research in Chhattisgarh, India. Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine

Published Conference Abstract

  1. Keshri VR. From intentions to impact: analysing the agenda-setting process for India’s national burns program. BMJ Injury Prevention. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2024-SAFETY.216

  2. Keshri VR. Beyond numbers: a qualitative study on health workforce challenges in burn care in Uttar Pradesh, India. BMJ Injury Prevention. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2024-SAFETY.258

  3. Singh P, Jagnoor J, Khurram F, Mishra B, Rathi R, Keshri VR. Investigating stigma and discrimination faced by burn patients in health facilities in India. BMJ Injury Prevention. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2024-SAFETY.62

  4. Keshri VR, Singh P, Roy MP, Jain T, Jagnoor J. Learnings from a pilot burns registry program in India: Lessons and implications. BMJ Injury Prevention. 2022;28. https://doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2022-Suppl_2-A61.

  5. Keshri VR. Learning from example: motivating the government to reinforce regulation of private health sector in resource-constrained Bihar province of India. Gates Open Res. 2019;3:4. https://gatesopenresearch.org/posters/3-4

  6. Pisudde PM, Sarthi PP, Sharma MP, Keshri VR. Acute encephalitis syndrome and Japanese encephalitis, status, and trends in Bihar state, India. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2016;45:306-307. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2016.06.011

Technical Reports/ Working Papers

  1. Climate vulnerability assessment of health facilities in Raipur and Korba district, Chhattisgarh. State Health Resource Centre, Chhattisgarh and National Program for Climate Change and Human Health, Directorate of Health Services, Chhattisgarh. Available from: www.shsrc.org

  2. Access, Capacity, Cost of Care and Output of Public Health Facilities in Bihar – A Report. The Centre for Health Policy, Patna and Public Health Foundation of India, October 2021. Available from: https://www.adriindia.org/images/report/1677663113ACCOStudyReport050921.pdf

  3. Keshri VR, Ghosh S. Health Insurance for Universal Health Coverage in India: A Critical Examination. Working Paper 2/2019. The Centre for Health Policy, Patna, Bihar, India. Available from: https://www.adriindia.org/centre/working_paper/chp

  4. Keshri VR. Government stewardship for healthcare: A scoping review of regulatory framework for healthcare providers. Working Paper 3/2018. The Centre for Health Policy, Patna, Bihar, India. Available from: https://www.adriindia.org/images/paper/1521174071chp.pdf

Policy Briefs

  1. Human resources in public sector health facilities in Bihar, India. The Centre for Health Policy, ADRI, Patna and Public Health Foundation of India. Available from: 2021-Human-resources-in-public-sector-health-facilities-in-Bihar.pdf

  2. Efficiency of public sector health facilities in Bihar, India. The Centre for Health Policy, ADRI, Patna and Public Health Foundation of India. Available from: 2021-Efficiency-of-public-sector-health-facilities-in-Bihar.pdf

  3. Patient satisfaction with health services in Bihar, India. The Centre for Health Policy, ADRI, Patna and Public Health Foundation of India. Available from: 2021-Patient-satisfaction-with-health-services-in-Bihar.pdf

  4. Preparing the public sector health facilities in Bihar to address chronic disease burden. The Centre for Health Policy, ADRI, Patna and Public Health Foundation of India. Available from: 2021-Preparing-the-public-sector-health-facilities-in-Bihar-to-address-chronic-disease-burden.pdf

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A black and white photograph depicts a room filled with several people, including children and adults, engaging in what appears to be a medical examination or vaccination. The setting resembles a classroom or clinic, with a long table where children are being attended to by adults. The lighting is bright in the background, and there's a sense of orderliness and attention to the process at hand.
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