About
Dr. Raju Sarkar is a Scientist-C at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, specializing in Health Technology Assessment (HTA), health economics, public health, and demography. He holds a Ph.D. in Development Studies (Demography) from ISEC, Bengaluru; a Master of Population Studies from IIPS, Mumbai; and an M.A. in Geography and Applied Geography and B.Ed. from the University of North Bengal (NBU). Dr. Sarkar has expertise in health economic evaluation, cost-effectiveness analysis, budget impact analysis, systematic reviews, meta-analysis, and quantitative research. He has led and contributed to 12+ HTA and economic evaluation projects involving diagnostics, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, AI-enabled healthcare technologies, and public health interventions. Previously, he served as Scientist-C at the Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar (IIPHG) and as a Research Fellow at the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies, Kolkata. He has 25 scholarly publications and book chapters and serves on the Editorial Boards of Scientific Reports, Humanities & Social Sciences Communications, and Discover Public Health. His broader research interests include urbanisation, migration, population dynamics, and evidence-informed health policy.
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Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar Scientist C2023 - Present
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Publications (15)
- Facilitators and Barriers to Patient Safety Measures in Hospitals: A Scoping Review Save
- Ecological analysis of behavioural and policy correlates of road traffic accidents in India Save
- Cost-effectiveness analysis of AI-assisted chest X-ray interpretation tools for TB screening: a rapid HTA Save
- Impact of migraine on productivity and efficiency among adult population in India: a scoping review Save
- Diagnostic Accuracy of Artificial Intelligence-assisted Chest X-ray Interpretation Tools for Screening of Tuberculosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Save
- The Urbanization-Migrant Labour-COVID-19 Trifecta: Regression Analysis and Policy Implications for Indian Urban Centres Save
- Regional and Socioeconomic Dimensions of Tobacco Consumption in India: What Do NFHS-5 and GATS-2 Data Reveal? Save
- Measuring Urbanisation, Growth of Urban Agglomeration, Urban Growth Sustainability and Role of Urban Primacy in India Save
- India's Urban Climate Paradox: Exploring the Dynamics of Urban Expansion and Climate Change Save
- How Far Gender Inequality Suppresses Human Development: Evidence from India Save