A gastric resident drug delivery system for prolonged gram-level dosing of tuberculosis treatment

…, S Batra, S Ahuja, M Bajiya, S Batra… - Science translational …, 2019 - science.org
Multigram drug depot systems for extended drug release could transform our capacity to
effectively treat patients across a myriad of diseases. For example, tuberculosis (TB) requires …

[HTML][HTML] Perceptions and acceptability of digital interventions among tuberculosis patients in Cambodia: qualitative study of video-based directly observed therapy

…, JS Molton, WT Ooi, NI Paton, S Batra… - Journal of Medical …, 2020 - jmir.org
Background Despite the development of effective drugs for treatment, tuberculosis remains
one of the leading causes of death from an infectious disease worldwide. One of the greatest …

[HTML][HTML] Earth mover's distance-based tool for rapid screening of cervical cancer using cervigrams

KD Shrivastav, P Arambam, S Batra, V Bhatia… - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cervical cancer is a major public health challenge that can be cured with early diagnosis and
timely treatment. This challenge formed the rationale behind our design and development …

A biometric attendance terminal and its application to health programs in India

…, A Gupta, J Weber, N Bhatnagar, S Batra… - Proceedings of the 4th …, 2010 - dl.acm.org
Tracking attendance is a necessity in a variety of contexts in the developing world,
encompassing health programs, schools, government offices, and a litany of other milieux. While …

Biometric monitoring as a persuasive technology: ensuring patients visit health centers in India's slums

…, A Sinha, N Samdaria, A Gupta, S Batra… - International Conference …, 2012 - Springer
Managing chronic disease is particularly challenging in the developing world, because every
trip to a health center can translate to lost time and wages on the part of the patient. This …

[PDF][PDF] eCompliance: Enhancing tuberculosis treatment with biometric and mobile technology

S Batra, S Ahuja, A Sinha, N Gordon - … of M4D 2012 28-29 February …, 2012 - academia.edu
Operation ASHA (OpASHA) has used eCompliance as a novel combination of biometric and
mobile technology to prevent drug resistant tuberculosis. eCompliance identifies patients …

Random glucose sampling as screening tool for diabetes among disadvantaged tuberculosis patients residing in urban slums in India

…, CF Luz, S Batra, S Ahuja, S Batra… - ERJ open …, 2019 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Noncommunicable diseases like diabetes are increasingly recognised as important risk
factors for tuberculosis (TB) and poor treatment outcomes [1]. While the link between TB and …

Monitoring Tuberculosis (TB) treatment adherence using eCompliance digital tool by community healthcare workers

G Mgode, D Bwana, C Cox, S Batra, C Richter… - Digital Literacy and …, 2021 - Springer
Tuberculosis (TB) caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis kills over one million people
yearly. TB diagnosis and treatment are complicated, and hence innovative diagnostic and …

012: COMMUNITY-BASED ECOMPLIANCE; CURBING AND PREVENTING DRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS

S Batra, S Ahuja, N Harshe, A Sinha - BMJ Open, 2015 - search.proquest.com
Background OpASHA, in partnership with Microsoft Research, developed and deployed
eCompliance—a biometric attendance system to accurately track the doses of all patients. …

[PDF][PDF] Using Biometrics to Turn the Tap Off of Multi Drug Resistant TB (MDR TB)

A Sinha, S Batra, S Batra, S Ahuja - Indian Association for Medical …, 2014 - researchgate.net
Background: Drug resistance is a major public health problem that threatens progress made
in TB care and control worldwide. Drug resistance is a result of a number of actions …