Ruchit Nagar
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2026
Strengthening Data-Driven Primary Health Care Delivery in Rajasthan, India
Dalal S, Nagar R, Abdullah H, Patwa S, Borkan J. Strengthening Data-Driven Primary Health Care Delivery in Rajasthan, India. Health Policy And Planning 2026, czag015. PMID: 41689264, DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czag015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary health care deliveryHealth care deliveryHealth information systemsCare deliveryHealth workersPublic health information systemsDigital health information systemDigital health implementationFrontline health workersDigital health systemsMiddle-income countriesDigital reporting systemPublic health outcomesState health officialsInformation systemsPaper-based systemCare coordinationHealth implementationHealth outcomesHealth systemDigital health ecosystemPatient careData-driven decision-makingWorkforce needsHealth ecosystemTen Core Concepts for Ensuring Data Equity in Public Health
Wang Y, Boyd A, Rountree L, Ren Y, Nyhan K, Nagar R, Higginbottom J, Ranney M, Parikh H, Mukherjee B. Ten Core Concepts for Ensuring Data Equity in Public Health. JAMA Health Forum 2026, 7: e256031. PMID: 41511794, DOI: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2025.6031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth outcomesPublic healthSuboptimal health outcomesData equityPublic health researchHealth data scienceHealth gapPublic health decisionsMiddle-income regionsMobile healthHealth researchInformed decision-makingHealth decisionsHealth datasetsHealthRural areasData inequalitySelection biasCore conceptsData collectionScience principlesPolicy translationEssential first stepOutcomesDecision-making
2025
Using digital annual household survey data to prioritize high-risk villages for tuberculosis active case-finding
Abdullah H, Shewade H, Ponnaiah M, Ambiya M, Nagar R, Shahnawaz M, Dhakad R, Sharma K, Gupta K, Soni P. Using digital annual household survey data to prioritize high-risk villages for tuberculosis active case-finding. Transactions Of The Royal Society Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2025, 120: 18-27. PMID: 40908911, DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/traf089.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultidimensional poverty indexSocially marginalized populationsActive case findingMarginalized populationsSurvey dataHousehold survey dataCase findingHealth Survey dataAnnual Health SurveyExposure to indoor air pollutionPoverty indexTB risk factorsAnnual survey dataData-driven interventionsHousehold levelGeographic accessHigh-risk populationHealth SurveyVillageIndoor air pollutionMissing peopleSocialRisk factorsDistrict of RajasthanHigh-risk factorsCorrection: Case Report: Diagnosis of Gaucher disease in a toddler with acute respiratory failure
Householder S, Nagar R, Shah N, Forward J, Bickerton S, Mistry P, Faustino E. Correction: Case Report: Diagnosis of Gaucher disease in a toddler with acute respiratory failure. Frontiers In Pediatrics 2025, 13: 1651138. PMID: 40873738, PMCID: PMC12378883, DOI: 10.3389/fped.2025.1651138.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchASHABot: An LLM-Powered Chatbot to Support the Informational Needs of Community Health Workers
Ramjee P, Chhokar M, Sachdeva B, Meena M, Abdullah H, Vashistha A, Nagar R, Jain M. ASHABot: An LLM-Powered Chatbot to Support the Informational Needs of Community Health Workers. 2025, 1-22. DOI: 10.1145/3706598.3713680.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunity health workersHealth workersInformation needsCommunity health workers’ supervisors,Healthcare servicesHealthcare ecosystemLog analysisMedical knowledgePrivate channelsChatbotSupervisor supportIncreased accountabilityAuthoritative resourcesNeedsSensitive questionsSupervisorsWorkersCommunityInformationDeploymentInterviewsResourcesWorkloadTrainingQuestionsCase Report: Diagnosis of Gaucher disease in a toddler with acute respiratory failure
Householder S, Nagar R, Shah N, Forward J, Bickerton S, Mistry P, Faustino E. Case Report: Diagnosis of Gaucher disease in a toddler with acute respiratory failure. Frontiers In Pediatrics 2025, 13: 1476541. PMID: 40161497, PMCID: PMC11949815, DOI: 10.3389/fped.2025.1476541.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWhole-genome sequencingDiagnosis of Gaucher diseasePathogenic variantsGaucher diseaseAcute respiratory distress syndromeB-glucosidase activityGBA1 genePathogenic genetic variantsCompound heterozygote mutationsAcute respiratory failureRespiratory distress syndromeEvidence of aspirationConditions of cardiac arrestEnzyme replacement therapyAcute respiratory distressSevere bulbar dysfunctionInborn errors of metabolismMultidisciplinary approachErrors of metabolismGenetic variantsComprehensive multidisciplinary approachRespiratory failureDistress syndromeHeterozygote mutationMale infant
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- January 09, 2026Source: JAMA Health Forum
Ten core concepts for ensuring data equity in public health
- October 08, 2025
India Philanthropy Forum 2025: Building Data, Shaping Intention
- March 24, 2025
Data Scientists Discuss Digital Health Equity at Yale Conference
- April 25, 2024
Upkeep Care awarded 2024 Thorne Prize for Innovation