Acute Lower Respiratory Tract Infectious Disorders
Leads: Samir Saha, Child Health Research Foundation, and Harish Nair, University of Edinburgh
Acute illnesses are those that are of short duration, in contrast to chronic conditions which are long-term. This programme of work focuses on acute lower respiratory tract infections, such as pneumonia.
RESPIRE projects in this area focus on four key areas
- The adaptation and tailoring of existing interventions, which can be incorporated into existing health care systems in each country. This also involves assessing the ability of such interventions to be delivered at a larger scale.
- To enrich and/or develop new cohorts of lower respiratory tract infections that will provide platforms for future clinical trials.
- Developing new interventions through small scale projects, to serve as proofs of concept for larger scale trials.
- Conducting multi-country trials to inform the development of new patient management guidelines, feeding into the evidence base for the World Health Organization (WHO).
Our projects
Bubble CPAP for treatment of Bangladeshi children with severe pneumonia
This project is based at icddr,b in Bangladesh
Introducing pulse oximetry in IMCI services in Bangladesh
This project is based at icddr,b in Bangladesh
Community use of digital auscultation in diagnosis of pneumonia
This project is based at Projahnmo Research Foundation in Bangladesh
Computational framework to interpret chest X-rays and diagnose pneumonia
This project is based at Child Health Research Foundation in Bangladesh
Consequence of RSV infection in young infants
This project is led from Bangladesh, also working with partners in India and Pakistan
Introducing pulse oximetry in IMCI services in Pune district, India
This project is based at King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital Research Centre, Pune in India
Understanding the reasons for delay in seeking care for pneumonia
This project is based at Neoventive Solutions in Pakistan
Pneumonia case management practices in Pakistan
This project is based at Neoventive Solutions in Pakistan
Pneumonia related policy formation in Pakistan
This project is based at Neoventive Solutions in Pakistan
Perceived effects of second-hand smoke in pregnancy
This project is based at Neoventive Solutions in Pakistan
Fellows and PhD students
In addition to the above projects, a number of our Fellows and PhD students are also working on stand-alone projects related to acute lower respiratory tract infections.
Find out more about Nomana Zeeshan's Fellowship
Find out more about Ahad Mahmud Khan's PhD studentship