Description of the Project: Oral cancer is a major public health problem in India, being ranked among the top three cancers. Although oral cancer has one of the lowest five year survival rates of all cancers, when detected early, the probability of survival is higher than most cancers. Studies suggest that the disease can be prevented, and the associated morbidity and mortality can be reduced through appropriate oral health promotional interventions. These interventions should target the access to early detection and enhancement of knowledge related to and promotion of positive behaviors associated with the disease. Hence, we propose the development of a center for excellence which works towards oral cancer prevention through oral health promotion in diverse communities, by facilitating their transformation into healthy settings. Such a transformation will be enabled through the appropriate delivery of planned, structured and contextually adapted community based oral health literacy programmes.

Description of the Project: To understand emergence, transmission, and burden of Carbapenem Resistance Enterobacteriaceae during the COVID-19 pandemic.