CHEETA Journal Club
Journal Clubs are conducted 3–4 times annually, during which researchers present their health economics studies, highlighting the justification, methodology, and key findings. These sessions provide a platform for knowledge sharing, critical discussion, and learning among researchers and students.

Cost of illness of acute gastroenteritis among under five children and cost effectiveness analysis of rotavirus vaccination in India
Speaker: Dr. Nayana P Nair
Epidemiologist/Health Economics Consultant, Bristol, UK
Former Ph.D. scholar, Wellcome Trust Research Laboratory, CMC Vellore


An approach to healthcare service costing – An example of laundry models at CMC Vellore
Speaker: Mrs. Sonia Valas & Mr. Chrismon Saju
Department of Hospital Management studies & Staff Training and Development, CMC Vellore


Cost of illness – Severe enteric fever
Speaker: Mr. Dilesh Kumar
Ph.D Scholar, CMC Vellore


Understanding & using costs in health systems studies
Speaker: Akhil Sasidharan
NIRT, Chennai


Insights & Implications – an analysis of the studies undertaken by HTAIn
Speaker: Varshini Mohan
Ph.D. Scholar, IIT Madras


Development of a Choice-framework for Covid vaccines in India using a multi-criteria decision analysis approach
Speaker: Dr. Tarun K George
Professor, Department of General Medicine
CMC, Vellore


A Global perspective on the health economics of respiratory infections
Speaker: Dr. Nirma Khatri Vadlamudi Ph.D, MPH
Department of Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy
College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, USA


Health economics for healthcare workers
Speaker: Dr. Denny John
Senior Fellow, Institute of Health economics, Epidemiology and Translational science (IHEETS), Kerala
Adjunct Professor, School of Public Health, Adelaide University, Australia


Hospital-based health technology assessment (HB-HTA)
Speaker: Dr. Denny John
Senior Fellow, Institute of Health economics, Epidemiology and Translational science (IHEETS), Kerala
Adjunct Professor, School of Public Health, Adelaide University, Australia
