Anant Bhan
@anantbhan.bsky.social
Researcher, Bioethics, Mental Health, Global Health, Health Policy.
Past President, International Association of Bioethics (2017-19). Principal Investigator, Bhopal Hub, Sangath
Adjunct Prof, Yenepoya Univ
https://in.linkedin.com/in/anant-bhan-53233b11
Past President, International Association of Bioethics (2017-19). Principal Investigator, Bhopal Hub, Sangath
Adjunct Prof, Yenepoya Univ
https://in.linkedin.com/in/anant-bhan-53233b11
Our latest publication in JMIR Formative Research
As part of the SHARP consortium (2021–ongoing), our 8th paper explores patterns of suicidal ideation among individuals living with schizophrenia in real-world outpatient settings in Bhopal & Bengaluru, India
formative.jmir.org/2025/1/e67745
As part of the SHARP consortium (2021–ongoing), our 8th paper explores patterns of suicidal ideation among individuals living with schizophrenia in real-world outpatient settings in Bhopal & Bengaluru, India
formative.jmir.org/2025/1/e67745
May 30, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Our latest publication in JMIR Formative Research
As part of the SHARP consortium (2021–ongoing), our 8th paper explores patterns of suicidal ideation among individuals living with schizophrenia in real-world outpatient settings in Bhopal & Bengaluru, India
formative.jmir.org/2025/1/e67745
As part of the SHARP consortium (2021–ongoing), our 8th paper explores patterns of suicidal ideation among individuals living with schizophrenia in real-world outpatient settings in Bhopal & Bengaluru, India
formative.jmir.org/2025/1/e67745
#InternationalClinicalTrialsDay
SPIRIT 2025 statement: updated guideline for protocols of randomised trials
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
SPIRIT 2025 statement: updated guideline for protocols of randomised trials
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
May 20, 2025 at 11:18 AM
#InternationalClinicalTrialsDay
SPIRIT 2025 statement: updated guideline for protocols of randomised trials
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
SPIRIT 2025 statement: updated guideline for protocols of randomised trials
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Vikram Patel writes in the Indian Express on how the new US funding policy (including NIH) changes are an opportunity for India to further invest in high quality science & consider supporting Indian scientific institutions & projects impacted by the funding freeze
indianexpress.com/article/opin...
indianexpress.com/article/opin...
May 19, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Vikram Patel writes in the Indian Express on how the new US funding policy (including NIH) changes are an opportunity for India to further invest in high quality science & consider supporting Indian scientific institutions & projects impacted by the funding freeze
indianexpress.com/article/opin...
indianexpress.com/article/opin...
New publication @plosglobalpublichealth.org
First of its kind Qualitative study of acceptability, benefits, and feasibility of a food-based intervention among participants and stakeholders of the RATIONS trial
#TB #nutrition
journals.plos.org/globalpublic...
First of its kind Qualitative study of acceptability, benefits, and feasibility of a food-based intervention among participants and stakeholders of the RATIONS trial
#TB #nutrition
journals.plos.org/globalpublic...
April 29, 2025 at 10:12 AM
New publication @plosglobalpublichealth.org
First of its kind Qualitative study of acceptability, benefits, and feasibility of a food-based intervention among participants and stakeholders of the RATIONS trial
#TB #nutrition
journals.plos.org/globalpublic...
First of its kind Qualitative study of acceptability, benefits, and feasibility of a food-based intervention among participants and stakeholders of the RATIONS trial
#TB #nutrition
journals.plos.org/globalpublic...
As part of the Global Public Health Week (GPHW) 2025, colleagues at Parul School of Public Health, Parul University
,Vadodara, India, asked me to speak in a webinar on the topic "Bridging the Gap: Culturally Responsive Mental Health Interventions" on 08th April 2025.
,Vadodara, India, asked me to speak in a webinar on the topic "Bridging the Gap: Culturally Responsive Mental Health Interventions" on 08th April 2025.
April 20, 2025 at 1:22 PM
As part of the Global Public Health Week (GPHW) 2025, colleagues at Parul School of Public Health, Parul University
,Vadodara, India, asked me to speak in a webinar on the topic "Bridging the Gap: Culturally Responsive Mental Health Interventions" on 08th April 2025.
,Vadodara, India, asked me to speak in a webinar on the topic "Bridging the Gap: Culturally Responsive Mental Health Interventions" on 08th April 2025.
Evidence-informed policy-making: a glossary of key terms. World Health Organization. Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean. iris.who.int/handle/10665...
April 3, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Evidence-informed policy-making: a glossary of key terms. World Health Organization. Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean. iris.who.int/handle/10665...
We had an insightful discussion,& while we ideated on possibilities, it was difficult to predict how things would pan out over the next many months.This ended up being the first of the deluge then of discussions and panels, most of which of course shifted online (Zoomitis was a parallel phenomenon)
March 23, 2025 at 1:00 PM
We had an insightful discussion,& while we ideated on possibilities, it was difficult to predict how things would pan out over the next many months.This ended up being the first of the deluge then of discussions and panels, most of which of course shifted online (Zoomitis was a parallel phenomenon)
5 years ago, as the first cases of Covid-19 were reported in India in end Jan 2020, & then concern about the spread started increasing, Prof Chirantan Chatterjee & colleagues
at CMHS, IIM-Ahmedabad invited some of us for an in-person panel on 05 March 2020 @IIM Ahmedabad
at CMHS, IIM-Ahmedabad invited some of us for an in-person panel on 05 March 2020 @IIM Ahmedabad
March 23, 2025 at 12:59 PM
5 years ago, as the first cases of Covid-19 were reported in India in end Jan 2020, & then concern about the spread started increasing, Prof Chirantan Chatterjee & colleagues
at CMHS, IIM-Ahmedabad invited some of us for an in-person panel on 05 March 2020 @IIM Ahmedabad
at CMHS, IIM-Ahmedabad invited some of us for an in-person panel on 05 March 2020 @IIM Ahmedabad
Next week, my colleague Hari & I will be in UK for meetings to explore potential future collaborations & projects,& to speak about our work on health equity, health systems, mental health
11-12 Mar: @ids.ac.uk
13-14 Mar: visit @wellcometrust.bsky.social & for talk @lseglobalhealth.bsky.social
11-12 Mar: @ids.ac.uk
13-14 Mar: visit @wellcometrust.bsky.social & for talk @lseglobalhealth.bsky.social
March 4, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Next week, my colleague Hari & I will be in UK for meetings to explore potential future collaborations & projects,& to speak about our work on health equity, health systems, mental health
11-12 Mar: @ids.ac.uk
13-14 Mar: visit @wellcometrust.bsky.social & for talk @lseglobalhealth.bsky.social
11-12 Mar: @ids.ac.uk
13-14 Mar: visit @wellcometrust.bsky.social & for talk @lseglobalhealth.bsky.social
On the field in rural Madhya Pradesh, India today
The ubiquitous 'RMP', 'Bengali doctor', 'quack' present in rural parts of the country providing a form of 'healthcare' where the health systems, public or private often do not reach or are not affordable.
How to best engage with this 'resource'?
The ubiquitous 'RMP', 'Bengali doctor', 'quack' present in rural parts of the country providing a form of 'healthcare' where the health systems, public or private often do not reach or are not affordable.
How to best engage with this 'resource'?
February 17, 2025 at 6:47 AM
On the field in rural Madhya Pradesh, India today
The ubiquitous 'RMP', 'Bengali doctor', 'quack' present in rural parts of the country providing a form of 'healthcare' where the health systems, public or private often do not reach or are not affordable.
How to best engage with this 'resource'?
The ubiquitous 'RMP', 'Bengali doctor', 'quack' present in rural parts of the country providing a form of 'healthcare' where the health systems, public or private often do not reach or are not affordable.
How to best engage with this 'resource'?
11 Feb was International Day of Women and Girls in Science
Today 13 Feb is National Women's Day in India (celebrated every year on 13 Feb to mark the birth anniversary of Sarojini Naidu)
Women colleagues who were in office today at Sangath Bhopal Hub are featured here
Today 13 Feb is National Women's Day in India (celebrated every year on 13 Feb to mark the birth anniversary of Sarojini Naidu)
Women colleagues who were in office today at Sangath Bhopal Hub are featured here
February 13, 2025 at 12:48 PM
11 Feb was International Day of Women and Girls in Science
Today 13 Feb is National Women's Day in India (celebrated every year on 13 Feb to mark the birth anniversary of Sarojini Naidu)
Women colleagues who were in office today at Sangath Bhopal Hub are featured here
Today 13 Feb is National Women's Day in India (celebrated every year on 13 Feb to mark the birth anniversary of Sarojini Naidu)
Women colleagues who were in office today at Sangath Bhopal Hub are featured here
Foreign organizations doing NIH funded research have been struggling for years to manage administrative costs, personnel, infrastructure & related costs in global health because they were only allowed 8% when on the same grant a US collaborator institution could charge much more, and were doing so!
February 8, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Foreign organizations doing NIH funded research have been struggling for years to manage administrative costs, personnel, infrastructure & related costs in global health because they were only allowed 8% when on the same grant a US collaborator institution could charge much more, and were doing so!
Major meltdown in US universities and academics as NIH administrative overhead max rates ↓ to 15% (from up to 69% earlier). Expect legal challenges to be mounted
However, where was all this alarm & concern for foreign NIH grantees/sub-grantees for whom rates always capped at a relatively paltry 8%
However, where was all this alarm & concern for foreign NIH grantees/sub-grantees for whom rates always capped at a relatively paltry 8%
February 8, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Major meltdown in US universities and academics as NIH administrative overhead max rates ↓ to 15% (from up to 69% earlier). Expect legal challenges to be mounted
However, where was all this alarm & concern for foreign NIH grantees/sub-grantees for whom rates always capped at a relatively paltry 8%
However, where was all this alarm & concern for foreign NIH grantees/sub-grantees for whom rates always capped at a relatively paltry 8%
Join us for the BFI-BIOME SAMARTH Panel Discussion on Advancing Biomedical Research through Strategic Catalytic Funding.
Date: 7Feb2025
Time: 5:30 PM IST
Eligibility: Indian institutions (medical colleges/hospitals) with FCRA
To Register for Panel Discussion, visit docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Date: 7Feb2025
Time: 5:30 PM IST
Eligibility: Indian institutions (medical colleges/hospitals) with FCRA
To Register for Panel Discussion, visit docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
February 4, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Join us for the BFI-BIOME SAMARTH Panel Discussion on Advancing Biomedical Research through Strategic Catalytic Funding.
Date: 7Feb2025
Time: 5:30 PM IST
Eligibility: Indian institutions (medical colleges/hospitals) with FCRA
To Register for Panel Discussion, visit docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Date: 7Feb2025
Time: 5:30 PM IST
Eligibility: Indian institutions (medical colleges/hospitals) with FCRA
To Register for Panel Discussion, visit docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Doctors Do Cry: The stories Doctors rarely tell!
Beyond the Stethoscope: Doctors' Untold Stories of Compassion and Resilience. Experiences that Changed Them Forever.
2nd Edition
Edited by Ashish Goel
I am one of the contributors to the book.
Book available here: www.amazon.in/Doctors-Cry-...
Beyond the Stethoscope: Doctors' Untold Stories of Compassion and Resilience. Experiences that Changed Them Forever.
2nd Edition
Edited by Ashish Goel
I am one of the contributors to the book.
Book available here: www.amazon.in/Doctors-Cry-...
January 29, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Doctors Do Cry: The stories Doctors rarely tell!
Beyond the Stethoscope: Doctors' Untold Stories of Compassion and Resilience. Experiences that Changed Them Forever.
2nd Edition
Edited by Ashish Goel
I am one of the contributors to the book.
Book available here: www.amazon.in/Doctors-Cry-...
Beyond the Stethoscope: Doctors' Untold Stories of Compassion and Resilience. Experiences that Changed Them Forever.
2nd Edition
Edited by Ashish Goel
I am one of the contributors to the book.
Book available here: www.amazon.in/Doctors-Cry-...
Greetings on India's 76th Republic Day
January 26, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Greetings on India's 76th Republic Day
January 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
At the beautiful Kanha Shanti Vanam global Heartfulness Meditation Venter campus near Hyderabad for the annual Wipro HealthCare Partners' Forum 2025 version
January 23, 2025 at 6:20 AM
At the beautiful Kanha Shanti Vanam global Heartfulness Meditation Venter campus near Hyderabad for the annual Wipro HealthCare Partners' Forum 2025 version
And then there was light.....
Sometimes we need to just wait it out.....
Sometimes we need to just wait it out.....
January 23, 2025 at 3:59 AM
And then there was light.....
Sometimes we need to just wait it out.....
Sometimes we need to just wait it out.....
January 11, 2025 at 11:54 AM
January 8, 2025 at 2:27 AM
January 7, 2025 at 9:07 AM
January 5, 2025 at 5:04 AM