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Item Integrating rare disease management in public health programs in India: exploring the potential of National Health Mission(Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2022) Mohua Chakraborty Choudhury; Pragya ChaubeRare diseases (RD) are conditions that affect a small number of people and hence do not get the focus on government health priorities in a resource-constrained setting such as India. The National Health Mission (NHM) is one of the crucial programs initiated by the government of India to address the health needs of the under-served. NHM programs can provide a unique epidemiological data repository to strengthen the National Rare Disease Registry. These programs can also play important role in providing a continuum of care for many RDs that need lifelong management. However, existing programs have a limited scope to provide specialized RD-related treatments, which is better served in a more focused system. Thus, considering RDs in the design of the existing programs may help RD management better through prevention, data collection, and providing a continuum of care.Item Effects of community youth teams facilitating participatory adolescent groups, youth leadership activities and livelihood promotion to improve school attendance, dietary diversity and mental health among adolescent girls in rural eastern India (JIAH trial): A cluster-randomised controlled trial(SSM-Population Health, 2023) Komal Bhatia; Suchitra Rath; Hemanta Pradhan; Subhashree Samal; Andrew Copas; Sumitra Gagrai; Shibanand Rath; Raj Kumar Gope; Nirmala Nair; Prasanta Tripathy; Kelly Rose-ClarkeTo evaluate whether and how community youth teams facilitating participatory adolescent groups, youth leadership and livelihood promotion improved school attendance, dietary diversity, and mental health among adolescent girls in rural India.