Amit Kumar Singh Harshana

Employment

• Medecins Sans Frontieres Medical Head
  2017 - Present
• India Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Technical officer
  2016 - 2017
• USAID Porgram coordinator
  2015 - 2016
• World Health Organization - India SMO
  2014 - 2015

Education

• Royal College of Physicians DTMH
  2018 - 2019

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (12)

• Progression of asymptomaticLeishmaniainfection to visceral leishmaniasis in HIV-positive individuals in Bihar, India
  [] 2022 DOI: 10.1101/2022.10.10.22280900
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• Prevalence and determinants of asymptomatic Leishmania infection in HIV-infected individuals living within visceral leishmaniasis endemic areas of Bihar, India
  PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2022 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010718
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• AmBisome Monotherapy and Combination AmBisome–Miltefosine Therapy for the Treatment of Visceral Leishmaniasis in Patients Coinfected With Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in India: A Randomized Open-Label, Parallel-Arm, Phase 3 Trial
  Clinical Infectious Diseases 2022 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciac127
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• Diagnostic accuracy of commercially available immunochromatographic rapid tests for diagnosis of dengue in India.
  Journal of vector borne diseases 2021 DOI: 10.4103/0972-9062.321747
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• Evaluation of qPCR on blood and skin microbiopsies, peripheral blood buffy coat smear, and urine antigen ELISA for diagnosis and test of cure for visceral leishmaniasis in HIV-coinfected patients in India: a prospective cohort study
  BMJ Open 2021 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-042519
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• Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Palliative Care: A Mixed-Methods Study from Bihar, India
  Journal of Palliative Care 2021 DOI: 10.1177/0825859720946514
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• Lived experiences of palliative care among people living with HIV/AIDS: a qualitative study from Bihar, India
  BMJ Open 2020 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036179
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• Malnutrition in Chakradharpur, Jharkhand: an anthropological study of perceptions and care practices from India
  BMC Nutrition 2019 DOI: 10.1186/s40795-019-0299-2
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• Refused and referred-persistent stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS in Bihar: a qualitative study from India
  BMJ Open 2019 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033790
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• “Without antibiotics, I cannot treat”: A qualitative study of antibiotic use in Paschim Bardhaman district of West Bengal, India
  PLOS ONE 2019 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0219002
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