Journal of Infectious Diseases & Preventive Medicine
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Biography

Dr. Neeraj Kak is an entrepreneur, innovator, and strategic thinker. He has over 30 years experience in the design and management of public and population health programs; health systems strengthening; quality improvement; digital solutions for health; monitoring and evaluation. Currently, he serves on the advisory board of several local organizations in Asia and Africa.

Publications

• Research Article   
  Key Strategies to Address Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases: A Systematic Analysis
  Author(s): Hala Jassim Al Mossawi, Neeraj Kak*, Colleen Longacre and Sharanya Joshi
  
  Background: Given their unpredictable nature, their direct impact on human health, as well as their broader environmental, economic, and societal impacts, emerging and reemerging infectious diseases (EIDs) require ongoing and sustained attention, funding, and response from the global community. The purpose of this paper is to understand the institutional capacities necessary to effectively respond to EIDs and highlight key strategies and potential points of intervention. Methods: We undertook a systematic analysis of the existing literature to understand what an effective preparedness and response framework for EIDs would look like. Using the Lancet Infectious Disease Journal and PubMed, we selected all relevant results that described possible epidemic preparedness interventions or EID prevention and control strategies. We in.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2329-8731.20.08.194

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