Poonam Dhavan
Biographic Data
| ID | 3581261 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Poonam Dhavan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Poonam |
| FAMILY NAME | Dhavan |
| SIGNATURE | DHAVAN P |
| AFFILIATIONS | International Organization for Migration |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Tuberculosis at the crossroads
Tuberculosis (TB) remains the world’s deadliest infectious disease kiler, affecting the most vulnerable, including refugees and migrants. Their vulnerability is intensified by structural and social barriers that hinder diagnosis and treatment and restrict healthcare access. To put a spotlight on this issue, the WHO in collaboration with the Qatar Foundation launched a technical report on innovative solutions for TB elimination among refugees and …
The UCL–Lancet Commission on Migration and Health
Health of men, women, and children in post-trafficking services in Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam
BACKGROUND: Trafficking is a crime of global proportions involving extreme forms of exploitation and abuse. Yet little research has been done of the health risks and morbidity patterns for men, women, and children trafficked for various forms of forced labour. METHODS: We carried out face-to-face interviews with a consecutive sample of individuals entering 15 post-trafficking services in Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam. We asked participants abou…
The cost-effectiveness of a school-based smoking prevention program in India
Intervention programs aimed at preventing tobacco use among youth have been shown to be effective in curbing tobacco use onset and progression. However, the effects of even very successful tobacco prevention programs may not always impress policy-makers and lay audiences. Economic analysis potentially strengthens the case. In this paper, we evaluate the cost-effectiveness of a youth tobacco use prevention program which has been translated and imp…
Westernization and tobacco use among young people in Delhi, India
Westernization and tobacco use among young people in Delhi, India
The cost-effectiveness of a school-based smoking prevention program in India
Intervention programs aimed at preventing tobacco use among youth have been shown to be effective in curbing tobacco use onset and progression. However, the effects of even very successful tobacco prevention programs may not always impress policy-makers and lay audiences. Economic analysis potentially strengthens the case. In this paper, we evaluate the cost-effectiveness of a youth tobacco use prevention program which has been translated and imp…
Health of men, women, and children in post-trafficking services in Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam
BACKGROUND: Trafficking is a crime of global proportions involving extreme forms of exploitation and abuse. Yet little research has been done of the health risks and morbidity patterns for men, women, and children trafficked for various forms of forced labour. METHODS: We carried out face-to-face interviews with a consecutive sample of individuals entering 15 post-trafficking services in Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam. We asked participants abou…
The UCL–Lancet Commission on Migration and Health
Tuberculosis at the crossroads
Tuberculosis (TB) remains the world’s deadliest infectious disease kiler, affecting the most vulnerable, including refugees and migrants. Their vulnerability is intensified by structural and social barriers that hinder diagnosis and treatment and restrict healthcare access. To put a spotlight on this issue, the WHO in collaboration with the Qatar Foundation launched a technical report on innovative solutions for TB elimination among refugees and …
Medicine (4 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Geography (2 works) · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Population (2 works) · Public health (2 works) · Tobacco use (2 works) · Acculturation (1 works) · Air Quality and Health Impacts (1 works)