ICMR-National Institute of Epidemiology (NIE)

Name: Manickam P

Designation: Scientist F

Division: Online Courses

Area of research(s): Siddha medicine (counterpart of Ayurveda in South India), Epidemiology and Leprosy

Completed projects:

Simplifying leprosy treatment regimens: WHO/TDR chemotherapeutic trials (WHO/TDR)
Nipah outbreak, Kozhikode, Kerala
ICMR Task Force funded multi-centric project ‘Socio-cultural determinants of leprosy treatment and control in primary health care’
Chikungunya investigations in South India
Status of labeling, drug information and branding in marketed anti-diabetic Siddha formulations: Cross-sectional study: Chennai, Tamil Nadu (Central Council for Research in Siddha)

Operational research on implementing public health surveillance for mass gatherings
Health System Research Study Programme of Tamil Nadu Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine-ICMR-NIE
Systematic reviews of specific public health problems to synthesize evidence based on published and unpublished studies
Integrated Road Traffic Injuries Surveillance (IRIS), India: Chennai, Tamil Nadu [ICMR Task Force]
Estimating risks of human Nipah infection in West Bengal, India: Cross-sectional study (ICMR-NIE-West Bengal Health Services)
Cohorts for Zika Epidemiology in India (COZEI)
Effect of yoga versus mild exercise to improve well-being and promote healthy aging among older adults in Central India: A randomized controlled trial
e-course on NIeCer 10X: ‘Prescribing skills’-Rational Use of Medicine Centres (RUMC) [ICMR Task Force]
Evaluation of NIMHANS Mental Health and Addiction ECHO model for Counsellors
Improving recovery outcomes for burns survivors in India: a systems approach