Dhananjaya Sharma
Biographic Data
| ID | 9063673 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dhananjaya Sharma |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dhananjaya |
| FAMILY NAME | Sharma |
| SIGNATURE | SHARMA D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0604-8676 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 5 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Building better citation practices in public health research
Discovering, selecting, and citing sources to craft claims is fundamental to public health research and writing. Sources influence our research questions, shape our methodological approaches, connect our work to the broader public health literature, and affect how successfully our writing persuades readers that our research is valuable and that our arguments are sound. Despite the importance of source and citation practices to successful scientif…
An emerging Timer-2C framework for addressing barriers to research culture and productivity among local healthcare providers in the Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa
Contributions from healthcare professionals in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) to global health research remain disproportionately low. We conceptualized the TIMER-2C framework to capture the multi-level barriers and facilitators shaping research productivity among local healthcare professionals in MENA and SSA. We conducted qualitative interviews using a modified Delphi approach comprising two rounds to: 1) i…
Global Surgery as an emerging discipline
Global Surgery aspires to eliminate inequities in surgical care worldwide, yet it remains a field defined by paradox. This essay critically examines its conceptual, structural, and ethical flaws and why, despite the challenges, Global Surgery continues to flourish. Ten key challenges are explored, including the absence of clear definitions, a persistent awareness–action gap, unrecognized leadership from the Global South, voluntarism without remun…
Tools and methods for cataract recognition in low-resource settings
Cataracts are a leading cause of global blindness, with many low-resource populations having poor access to eye care. While much is known regarding surgical access and outcomes, less is understood about the initial detection of operable cataracts in low-resource settings. We performed a comprehensive literature review on existing and emerging cataract screening methods in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The search keywords were “catarac…
Who pays for surgical care in the global south? A narrative review
For decades, surgical care was sidelined in global health policy, perceived as costly, complex, and secondary to communicable disease control. However, the past two decades have witnessed a paradigm shift, with evidence highlighting surgery’s critical role in addressing nearly 30% of the global disease burden. Landmark efforts like the 2015 Lancet Commission on Global Surgery and WHO Resolution WHA68.15 underscored that safe, timely, and affordab…
From decolonizing global health to neo-colonization by local elites
Achieving Surgical, Obstetric, Trauma, and Anesthesia (Sota) care for all in South Asia
South Asia is a demographically crucial, economically aspiring, and socio-culturally diverse region in the world. The region contributes to a large burden of surgically-treatable disease conditions. A large number of people in South Asia cannot access safe and affordable surgical, obstetric, trauma, and anesthesia (SOTA) care when in need. Yet, attention to the region in Global Surgery and Global Health is limited. Here, we assess the status of S…
Common pediatric surgical conditions and associated health-seeking behaviors in Pakistan
Approximately five billion people do not have access to necessary surgical treatment globally and up to 85% of children in LMICs are affected with conditions requiring surgical care by the age of 15 years. It is crucial to identify common surgical conditions in children in Pakistan to inform healthcare professionals and policymakers for effective resource allocation. This representative cross-sectional household survey conducted on children aged …
Economic evaluation of expanding inguinal hernia repair among adult males in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone faces a substantial backlog of patients with inguinal hernia in need of repair due to a shortage of surgical providers. The current mitigation strategy includes task-sharing with associate clinicians and non-specialist medical doctors, and the economic impact of this approach needs assessment for potential scale-up. This study aimed to assess the cost-effectiveness of open mesh repair of inguinal hernias by associate clinicians and n…
Cost effectiveness and return on investment analysis for surgical care in a conflict-affected region of Sudan
The delivery of healthcare in conflict-affected regions places tremendous strains to health systems, and the economic value of surgical care in conflict settings remains poorly understood. Our aims were to evaluate the cost-effectiveness, societal economic benefits, and return on investment (ROI) for surgical care in a conflict-affected region in Sudan. We conducted a retrospective study of surgical care from January to December 2022 at the Mothe…
Decolonising global health in the Global South by the Global South
Systematic analysis of authorship demographics in global surgery
BACKGROUND: Global surgery has recently gained prominence as an academic discipline within global health. Authorship inequity has been a consistent feature of global health publications, with over-representation of authors from high-income countries (HICs), and disenfranchisement of researchers from low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). In this study, we investigated authorship demographics within recently published global surgery liter…
Covid-19
box The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 pandemic is many terrible things, but it is also acting as a pilot study in global collaboration in several sectors. Many international corporations are working together rather than competing with each other to produce vaccines. There is large-scale exchange of medical and public health data and possible solutions using digital and online tools. A number of industries have pivoted their prod…
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Covid-19
box The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 pandemic is many terrible things, but it is also acting as a pilot study in global collaboration in several sectors. Many international corporations are working together rather than competing with each other to produce vaccines. There is large-scale exchange of medical and public health data and possible solutions using digital and online tools. A number of industries have pivoted their prod…
Systematic analysis of authorship demographics in global surgery
BACKGROUND: Global surgery has recently gained prominence as an academic discipline within global health. Authorship inequity has been a consistent feature of global health publications, with over-representation of authors from high-income countries (HICs), and disenfranchisement of researchers from low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). In this study, we investigated authorship demographics within recently published global surgery liter…
Decolonising global health in the Global South by the Global South
Achieving Surgical, Obstetric, Trauma, and Anesthesia (Sota) care for all in South Asia
South Asia is a demographically crucial, economically aspiring, and socio-culturally diverse region in the world. The region contributes to a large burden of surgically-treatable disease conditions. A large number of people in South Asia cannot access safe and affordable surgical, obstetric, trauma, and anesthesia (SOTA) care when in need. Yet, attention to the region in Global Surgery and Global Health is limited. Here, we assess the status of S…
Common pediatric surgical conditions and associated health-seeking behaviors in Pakistan
Approximately five billion people do not have access to necessary surgical treatment globally and up to 85% of children in LMICs are affected with conditions requiring surgical care by the age of 15 years. It is crucial to identify common surgical conditions in children in Pakistan to inform healthcare professionals and policymakers for effective resource allocation. This representative cross-sectional household survey conducted on children aged …
Economic evaluation of expanding inguinal hernia repair among adult males in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone faces a substantial backlog of patients with inguinal hernia in need of repair due to a shortage of surgical providers. The current mitigation strategy includes task-sharing with associate clinicians and non-specialist medical doctors, and the economic impact of this approach needs assessment for potential scale-up. This study aimed to assess the cost-effectiveness of open mesh repair of inguinal hernias by associate clinicians and n…
Cost effectiveness and return on investment analysis for surgical care in a conflict-affected region of Sudan
The delivery of healthcare in conflict-affected regions places tremendous strains to health systems, and the economic value of surgical care in conflict settings remains poorly understood. Our aims were to evaluate the cost-effectiveness, societal economic benefits, and return on investment (ROI) for surgical care in a conflict-affected region in Sudan. We conducted a retrospective study of surgical care from January to December 2022 at the Mothe…
Tools and methods for cataract recognition in low-resource settings
Cataracts are a leading cause of global blindness, with many low-resource populations having poor access to eye care. While much is known regarding surgical access and outcomes, less is understood about the initial detection of operable cataracts in low-resource settings. We performed a comprehensive literature review on existing and emerging cataract screening methods in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The search keywords were “catarac…
Who pays for surgical care in the global south? A narrative review
For decades, surgical care was sidelined in global health policy, perceived as costly, complex, and secondary to communicable disease control. However, the past two decades have witnessed a paradigm shift, with evidence highlighting surgery’s critical role in addressing nearly 30% of the global disease burden. Landmark efforts like the 2015 Lancet Commission on Global Surgery and WHO Resolution WHA68.15 underscored that safe, timely, and affordab…
From decolonizing global health to neo-colonization by local elites
Building better citation practices in public health research
Discovering, selecting, and citing sources to craft claims is fundamental to public health research and writing. Sources influence our research questions, shape our methodological approaches, connect our work to the broader public health literature, and affect how successfully our writing persuades readers that our research is valuable and that our arguments are sound. Despite the importance of source and citation practices to successful scientif…
An emerging Timer-2C framework for addressing barriers to research culture and productivity among local healthcare providers in the Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa
Contributions from healthcare professionals in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) to global health research remain disproportionately low. We conceptualized the TIMER-2C framework to capture the multi-level barriers and facilitators shaping research productivity among local healthcare professionals in MENA and SSA. We conducted qualitative interviews using a modified Delphi approach comprising two rounds to: 1) i…
Global Surgery as an emerging discipline
Global Surgery aspires to eliminate inequities in surgical care worldwide, yet it remains a field defined by paradox. This essay critically examines its conceptual, structural, and ethical flaws and why, despite the challenges, Global Surgery continues to flourish. Ten key challenges are explored, including the absence of clear definitions, a persistent awareness–action gap, unrecognized leadership from the Global South, voluntarism without remun…
Global Health and Surgery (8 works) · Medicine (8 works) · Health care (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Global Health Workforce Issues (5 works) · Economic growth (4 works) · Global health (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Environmental health (3 works)