Academic Qualifications

• Undergraduate: MBBS (The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, 2014)

• Post-Graduation/Super-Specialty: MD Community Medicine (Kerala University of Health Sciences, 2020)

• Additional Certifications: Post Graduate Diploma in Geriatric Medicine (IGNOU, 2023)

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Clinical Expertise & Skills

Areas of Interest: 

• Primary Health Care

• Public Health

• Geriatric Health

• Family Planning & Contraception

• Epidemic Investigation

• Research

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Core Competencies

• Community-based health assessment

• Epidemiological research

• Health education and promotion

• Disease surveillance and outbreak investigation

• Teaching and training medical students

 

Special Projects

• Quality of Life of Elderly Population (MD Dissertation)

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Professional Experience

• Government/Public Sector Service: Resident Medical Officer, ICCONS, Shoranur 

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Teaching Experience

• Junior Resident, Government Medical College, Kannur

• Senior Resident, Sree Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences, Ernakulam

• Assistant Professor, P K Das Institute of Medical Sciences, Palakkad 

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Research & Publications

Peer-Reviewed Journals:

1. Title:  Trends of leptospirosis cases in a tertiary care centre in Northern Kerala during January 2013 to October 2019 

   1. Authors:  Rameela Sanya, Jayasree Anandabhavan Kumaran 

   2. Citation: Sanya R, Kumaran JA. Trends of leptospirosis cases in a tertiary care centre in Northern Kerala during January 2013 to October 2019. Int J Community Med Public Health 2020;7:3397-402.

 

1. Title: Quality of life of institutionalized elderly in an urban area of North Kerala, India 

   1. Authors:  Rameela Sanya, Jayasree Anandabhavan Kumaran 

   2. Citation: Sanya R, Kumaran JA. Quality of life of institutionalized elderly in an urban area of North Kerala, India. Int J Community Med Public Health 2020;7:4986-92.

 

1. Title: Secondary attack rate of COVID-19: analysis of contacts of COVID-19 cases admitted in a tertiary care centre, Northern district of Kerala, India-a cross-sectional study. 

   1. Authors:  Anitha S. Saraswathy, Rameela Sanya, Jayasree A. Kumaran. 

   2. Citation: Saraswathy AS, Sanya R, Kumaran JA. Secondary attack rate of COVID-19; analysis of contacts of COVID-19 cases admitted in a tertiary care centre, Northern District of Kerala: a cross-sectional study. Int J Community Med Public Health 2020;7:5111-4.

 

1. Title: COVID-19: timely action to prevent local transmission: a success story from Kannur District, Kerala

   1. Authors:  Anitha Subhadra Saraswathy, Ameena Subair Raheela, Rameela Sanya, Veena Vandichalil Morakkan, Bejoy Chalil Paleri, Murali Koppentavida, Steena Kuriakose, Deepak Rajan, Shaj Mullankandy Konoth, Preetha Muduvana, Jayasree Anandabhavan Kumaran, Narayan Naik, Sanoj Akkanissery Koomullil, Nithin Radhakrishnan, Rahul Kizhakkemadathil Rajagopalan

   2. Citation: Saraswathy AS, Raheela AS, Sanya R, Morakkan VV, Paleri BC, Koppentavida M, et al. COVID-19: timely action to prevent local transmission: a success story from Kannur District, Kerala. Int J Community Med Public Health 2021;8:1885-91.

 

1. Title: Incubation period of COVID-19: analysis of COVID-19 cases admitted in a tertiary care center, northern district of Kerala, India

   1. Authors: Anitha Subhadra Saraswathy, Rameela Sanya, Jayasree Anandabhavan Kumaran

   2. Citation: Saraswathy AS, Sanya R, Kumaran JA. Incubation period of COVID-19: analysis of COVID-19 cases admitted in a tertiary care center, northern district of Kerala, India. Int J Community Med Public Health 2021;8:2451-4.

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Systematic review: 

1. Promoting health in communities: a systematic review of effective health promotion practices.

Authors: Jubina Bency A T, Rameela Sanya, Rosemary Thomas

Journal:  Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research

Year of Publication: August 2024

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Conference Presentations: As principal investigator

1. THRICON 2018 (Government Medical College, Thrissur) – Leptospirosis trends

2.Amrita International Public Health Conference 2018 (AIMS, Kochi) – GDM awareness

3.Kerala Health Webinar 2021 – Quality of life of Elderly, Psychological impact

 of COVID-19 pandemic on the primary contacts.

-As Co-investigator

INFECON 2019 (Government Medical College, Calicut)- Knowledge, attitude and practice regarding dengue and its vector control measures.​​

Academic & Organizational Contributions

• Delivered health education and awareness sessions for the community on topics such as reproductive health and family planning, lifestyle diseases, rabies, Personal and food hygiene, adolescent health and menstrual hygiene, Disinfection, blood donation, Gender Equity, Basic Life Support (BLS) and First Aid etc. 

• Organised and helped in organising World Health Days, World Tuberculosis Day, World Cancer Day, World Diabetes Day, World Hypertension Day, World Environment Day, World AIDS Day, No Tobacco Day, Blood donation day and CMEs and Workshops on Transgender health and rights, tuberculosis, research methodology. 

• Collaborated with local stakeholders and NGOs and conducted medical camps and surveys on reproductive health, non-communicable diseases, nutritional status assessment of children and elderly, mother and child health, adolescent health.

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Awards & Recognitions

• Best Pre-Conference Paper (DME) for the paper ‘Quality of Life of Elderly Residents of Below Poverty Line Families in An Urban Area of North Kerala’ at the Kerala Health Webinar- Making the SDG a Reality (February 2021)

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Professional Memberships

• Memberships: Life time member of Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine, Indian Medical Association.