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Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India
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Dr. Asim Saha

Dr. Asim Saha

General Information
Name Dr. Asim Saha
Designation Scientist G (Medical)
Date of joining ICMR 4th June 2001
Date of joining the present post 1st July 2025
Discipline Environmental-Occupational Health
Email  : asim.saha@gov.in , asimsaha2311@yahoo.co.in 
Academic Qualifications:  MBBS, DIH, PhD

Profile

Research Experience

 

# Institution Position Duration
1 ICMR-National Institute for Research in Bacterial Infections, Kolkata Scientist G 1-09-2025 - present
2 ICMR - Regional Occupational Health Centre (E) & ICMR-Centre for Ageing and Mental Health & ICMR-National Institute for Research in Bacterial Infections, Kolkata Scientist F 1-09-2019 to 31-08-2025
3 ICMR - Regional Occupational Health Centre (E) Scientist E 1-09-2014 to 31-08-2019
4 ICMR - National Institute of Occupational Health Scientist D 1-09-2010 to 31-08-2014
5 ICMR - National Institute of Occupational Health Scientist C 23-12-2004 to 31-08-2010
6 ICMR - National Institute of Occupational Health Scientist B 04-06-2001 to 22-12-2004

 

Research Interests

Environmental Exposures and Bacterial Infections
Environmental Exposures and Health Effects
Metal Toxicity
Injury Epidemiology
 

 

Memberships

  • Life member, Indian Association of Occupational Health (IAOH)
  • Life member, Physiological Society of India (PSI)
     

Awards

  • Young Scientist Award 2005
  • WHO in country fellowship 2007-2008
  • P N Raju Oration Award 2008 (ICMR)
  • WHO fellowship visit to KOSHA, South Korea (2015)
  • ICMR fellowship visit to Kingston University, USA (2019)
     

Projects

Ongoing

(as PI)

  • Identifying mental health issues among mine workers of Eastern Coalfields Ltd. (ECL), West Bengal and identify appropriate management strategy (ICMR Task Force Study)
  • ICMR Task Force study on Epidemiology of Chronic Respiratory Illnesses in Select Population Groups in India (CRISPI)
     

 

(as Co-I)

  • Development and Application of Frailty Management Model for Community Dwelling Elderly (Indian Council of Medical Research - Intramural Project)
  • How well is the Mental Health of the Adolescents? An experience from an urban and rural area of West Bengal (Department of Science & Technology and Biotechnology, West Bengal)
  • Feasibility and short-term outcomes of a locally adapted lifeskills intervention in adolescents experiencing chronic adversities: A multi-site study (Indian Council of Medical Research - Extramural Project)
  • Technical Resource Centre - Evidence-Based Medicine (Department of Health Research, ICMR)
  • Development and feasibility of a digital intervention for common mental health problems among older adults (Indo Swedish - ICMR & FORTE, Sweden)
     

Completed

  1. Work related morbidity and use of hand spun charkha: An explorative study to assess occupational health issues and scope of ergonomic Intervention
  2. An explorative study on determinants of occupational injuries and development of a suitable intervention approach
  3. An explorative study to assess the Arsenic, Iron and Fluoride contents of drinking water in entire state of Tripura
  4. A study on respiratory health status: An exploration and awareness generation among rag-pickers in Kolkata city
  5. Study of Occupational diseases and Hearing impairments of Coal Mines workers directly involved in active mining operations
  6. Study on seroprevalence of Brucellosis among the abattoirs workers in Kolkata West Bengal
  7. Assessment of work stress and association with risk factors for non-communicable diseases among nursing personnel
  8. National Environmental Health Profile- Kolkata Study
  9. Health Risk Assessment of Rural and Urban Population due to Indoor/Ambient Air Pollution
  10. Women in Fish processing industry- A work stress analysis
  11. Child labour: Evaluation and control
  12. Respiratory health effects among the fire-fighters
  13. Occupational health study in operating units of NALCO
  14. Occupational health study in operating units of Birla Copper
  15. Occupational health study in operating units of Sterlite Copper
  16. Occupational and Environmental health study in Asbestos handling industries
  17. Study of environmental / health hazards resulting from the use of chrysotile variety of asbestos in the country
  18. A study of occupational skin problems and health effects on organic solvent exposed workers
  19. A study on health effects of cotton dust exposure during ginning
  20. Occupational health survey among child labourers in stone quarries
  21. Environmental and occupational exposure and male reproductive function
  22. Lead induced nephrotoxicity and role of delta ALAD gene polymorphism
  23. Association of neonatal/perinatal effect with cooking fuel use
  24. Biological relationship of 8-OHdG with Oxysterols in the development of arsenic toxicity in subjects of arsenic endemic area
  25. Work stress and central obesity predicts a greater risk of developing metabolic syndrome: An epidemiological study among software professionals
  26. Byssinosis in Jute Industries: An Intervention Study
  27. An explorative study of determinants of occupational injuries in child and adolescent workers and development of a suitable intervention approach
  28. Health study of population in and around coalfield area of Northern Coalfields Limited exploring the possible impact of mercury
  29. Study of Occupational diseases and hearing impairments of Coal Mines workers of BCCL directly involved in active mining operations
  30. Environmental and biological monitoring of exposure to toxic volatile organics and fine particulate matter in automobile drivers: A health risk assessment
  31. Environmental cum epidemiological study on arsenic toxicity from surface and underground water in and around Kaudikasa village, Rajanandgaon district, Chhattisgarh to assess the magnitude of problem and suggest interventions
     

Students:

  • Two students have completed their PhD (One from WBUHS, One from CU)
  • One student is pursuing his PhD (CU)
     

Travel to foreign countries to attend conference/ meetings (for the last 5 years):

Past:

  1. WHO fellowship visit to KOSHA, South Korea (2015)
  2. ICMR fellowship visit to Kingston University, USA (2019)

Publications

2024

  1.  Majumder J, Saha I, Bagepally BS, Kalita M, Munikrishnappa D, Saha A, Chakrabarti A. Mental health burden following extreme weather events in South-east Asia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Indian Journal of Psychiatry 2024;66(8): 683-694
  2. Das S, Kalita M, Makhal M, Devaraja M, Bagepally BS, Cherian JJ, Aadityan R, Bhattacharjee M, Mondal S, Sen S, Mondal M, Basu A, Dutta AK, Saha I, Saha A, Chakrabarti A. Pharmacogenomics-assisted treatment versus standard of care in schizophrenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Psychiatry. 2024;24:663.
  3. Das S, Sarkar S, Mukherjee S, Saha I, Basu A, Roy A, Rao R, Sarkhel S, Neogi R, Mandal S, Mondal S, Khatun Y, Saha A, Chakrabarti A. Perceptions on treatment utilization and risk of overdose among opioid users in Kolkata: A qualitative study. Indian J Psychol Med. 2024
  4. Yadav A, Mukhopadhayay A, Chakrabarti A, Saha A. Estimation of urinary lead and urinary δ-aminolevulinic acid as an index of Lead exposure in urban and rural resident of West Bengal, India. Ind J Occ Env Med
  5. I Saha, RN Kundu, A Ghosh, B Chetri, RK Sangwan, A Saha et al. IJCM_213A: Feasibility and acceptability of different rapid methods for estimation of potentially missed mortality events during COVID-19 pandemic time in West Bengal.Indian Journal of Community Medicine2024;49 (Suppl 1), S62 
  6. Basu A, Dutta AK, Bagepally BS, Das S, Cherian JJ, Roy S, Saha A et al. Pharmacogenomics-assisted schizophrenia management: A hybrid type 2 effectiveness-implementation study protocol to compare the clinical utility, cost-effectiveness, and barriers. PLoS ONE 2024;19(4): e0300511. https://doi.org/ 10.1371/journal.pone.0300511
  7. Yadav A, Mukhopadhayay A, Chakrabarti A, Saha A. Urinary biomonitoring for detection of As and Cd in adult population: A crossectional study from selected area of f West Bengal, India . Journal of Env Sci Pub Hlth. 2024;8:70-85.
  8. Saha A, Sen S, Bhowmik K, Das A, Mahankuda J, Dasgupta TK. Health Status of the Coal Mine Workers in an Opencast Mine of Eastern India. J Compr Health. 2024;12:34-8.

2023

  1. Baidya S, Saha A, Yadav A, Sen A, Pau S. Physico-Chemical Analysis Of Drinking Water From Different Districts Of Tripura. IOSR-JESTF. 2023;2:38-41
  2. I Saha, C Sundström, A Kandasamy, A Saha, N Jayaram-Lindström et al. Digital interventions for common mental health problems among older adults in Low Middle Income Countries: Scoping Review. OSF2023
  3. Majumder J, Saha I, Saha A, Chakrabarti A. Climate Change, Disasters, and Mental Health of Adolescents in India. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine2023;45(3):289-291.
  4. PK Maurya, A Chakrabarti, A Saha. Chromium toxicity among leather industry workers in Kolkata-A pilot Study. International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health2023;13 (2): 140-145
  5. Saha I, Majumder J, Bagepally BS, Ray S, Saha A, Chakrabarti A. Burden of mental health disorders and synthesis of community-based mental health intervention measures among adolescents during COVID-19 pandemic in low middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Asian Journal of Psychiatry2023, 103790

2022

  1. A Chakraborty, A Lahiri, U Dasgupta, A Saha, SK Bhattacharya. Cumulative noise exposure and perceived effects: A comparative study among different occupational groups in Kolkata. Ind J Occ Env Med 2022;26 (4):240-244.
  2. A Chakraborty, A Lahiri, S Gupta, N Banerjee, A Saha, U Dasgupta. Realistic personal exposure assessment of air pollutants and health outcomes - A cross-sectional study among Kolkata slum dwellers. Indian Journal of Public Health2022;66 (4): 415-420.
  3. Saha I, Majumder J, Bagepally BS, Ray S, Saha A, Chakrabarti A. Burden of mental health disorders and synthesis of community based mental health intervention measures among adolescents after the onset of COVID‐19 pandemic time in low middle‐income countries: Protocol for systematic review and meta‐analysis. International Journal of Noncommunicable Diseases 2022;7(1):46-51.

2021

  1. Saha A, Das A, Alam J, Chatterjee BP. A study on respiratory morbidity of rag pickers in kolkata city. Indian J.Sci.Res 2021; 12 (1): 61-67.
  2. Yadav A, Saha A, Chakrabarti A, Nengzapum G, Das A, Das S. Urinary metabolites as exposure biomarkers of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene in footwear workers and assessment of pulmonary function. Environ Dis 2021;6:91-7.

2020

  1. Chakraborty A, Saha A, Dasgupta U. Realistic personal exposure assessment of air pollutants and health outcomes-a cross sectional study among Kolkata slum dwellers. Ind J Pub Hlth 2020; 66(4), 66- 69.

2019

  1. M Kumar, S Dutta, I Saha, A Saha, K Prasanth. A study on musculoskeletal morbidity among professionals in information technology hub, Salt Lake City, Kolkata. Biomedical Research2019;30 (6): 914-916.

2018

  1. Saha A, Roy SK, Yadav A, Mukherjee AK. A study of environmental exposure from cooking fuel use and role of intervention. Environ Dis 2018;3:69-73
  2. Saha A, Das A, Chattopadhyay BP, Alam J, Dasgupta TK. A comparative study of byssinosis in jute industries. Indian J Occup Environ Med 2018;22:170-6.

2017

  1. Saha A, Atul A, Hira S, Naskar NN, Lahiri TK. Association of adverse neonatal outcome with biomass fuel use. Environ Dis 2017;2:55-9.

2016

  1. Saha A, Munda DS, Alam J, Nayak K. A morbidity study among villagers residing near industrial units. Indian J Env Prot 2016;36(8):663-66.
  2. Saha A, Mukherjee AK, Ravichandran B. Musculoskeletal problems and fluoride exposure: A cross sectional study among metal smelting workers. Toxicol Ind Health. 2016 Sep;32(9):1581-8.

2015

  1. Saha A, Majumdar PK, Patel BD. A study of respiratory function among the workers exposed to organic solvents in synthetic resin manufacturing processes. Indian J Env Prot 2015;35(11):936-41.
  2. Tiwari RR, Saha A. Knowledge and attitude regarding asbestos hazards among asbestos workers. The International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2015;6(1):58-60.

2014

  1. Saha A, Tripathi SR. A study on neurobehavioral performance of workers occupationally exposed to solvent in synthetic resin manufacturing. Toxicol Int. 2014;21(3):264-8.
  2. Saha A, Doctor PB, Bhagia LJ, Majumdar PK, Patel BD. A study of respiratory function among the workers engaged in ginning processes. Indian Journal Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2014;18(2):118-121.
  3. Tiwari RR, Saha A. Morbidity profile of child labor at gem polishing units of jaipur, India. Int J Occup Med and Env 2014;5(3):125-9.
  4. Tiwari RR, Saha A. An epidemiological study of low back pain among oil drilling workers in India. Toxicol Ind Health 2014;30(1):60-3.

2013

  1. Saha A, Sadhu HG. Occupational injury proneness in young workers: a survey in stone quarries. J Occup Health 2013;55(5):333-9.

2011

  1. Tiwari RR, Saha A, Sathwara NG and Parikh JR. Blood chromium levels of children working in gem-polishing industries in India. Toxicology and Industrial Health 2011; 28(2): 170-173.
  2. Saha A, Sharma YK, Kulkarni PK, Saiyed HN. Risk of tuberculosis and fuel use: A population survey. Occup Environ Med 2011;68:934.
  3. Tiwari RR, Saha A, Parikh JR. Asthenopia (Eyestrain) in working children of gem polishing industries Jaipur, India. Toxicology and Industrial Health 2011;27(3): 243-247.

2010

  1. Saha A, Munda DS, Rajmohan HR. Morbidity of grain handling workers: A cross sectional view. Indian Medical Gazette 2010;CXLIV(10):387-391.

2009

  1. Tiwari RR, Saha A, Parikh JR. Respiratory morbidities among working children of gem polishing industries in India. Toxicol Ind Health 2009;25:81-84.

2008

  1. Saha A, Karnik A, Sathawara N, Kulkarni P, Singh V. Ceruloplasmin as a marker of occupational copper exposure. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2008;18(3):332-7.
  2. Saha A, Kumar S, Vasudevan DM. Factors of occupational injury: a survey in a chemical company. Ind Health. 2008 Apr;46(2):152-7.

2007

  1. Saha A, Kumar S, Vasudevan DM. Occupational injury surveillance: A study in a metal smelting industry. Indian J Occup Environ Med 2007;11(3):103-107.
  2. Saha A, Kulkarni PK, Saiyed H. Living Environment and Self-Assessed Morbidity: A Questionnaire Based Survey. BMC Public Health 2007, 7: 223.

2006

  1. Patel HC, Rao NM, Saha A. Heat exposure effects among firefighters. Indian J Occup Environ Med 2006;10(3):121-123.
  2. Saha A, Nag A, Nag PK. Occupational injuries in fish processing: A survey among women workers. J Occup Med Toxicol 2006, 1:23

2005

  1. Nag A, Elgstrand K, Saha A, Nag PK. Dermal injuries in hands among women in fish processing works. Occupational and Environmental Exposures of Skin to Chemicals - 2005
    http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/skin/OEESC2/AbPost001Nag.html
  2. Saha A, Rao NM, Kulkarni PK, Majumdar PK, Saiyed HN. Pulmonary function and fuel use: A population survey. Respiratory Research 2005;6:127.
  3. Saha A. Thallium Toxicity: A Growing Concern. Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Indian J Occup Environ Med 2005;9(2):50-53. 
  4. Saha A, Kulkarni PK, Chaudhuri R, Saiyed H. Occupational injuries: Is job security a factor? Indian J Med Sci 2005;59(9):375-38.
  5. Saha A, Podder E, Mankad M. Effectiveness of different methods of health education: A questionnaire survey in a scientific conference. BMC Public Health 2005, 5:88.
  6. Saha A, Kulkarni PK, Shah A, Patel M, Saiyed HN. Ocular morbidity and fuel use: an experience from India. Occup Environ Med 2005;62:66-69.

2004

  1. Tiwari RR, Saha A, Parikh JR, Saiyed HN. Injuries and injury care among child labourers of gem polishing industries of Jaipur, India. J Occup Hlth 2004:46(3): 216-219.
  2. Saha A, Sadhu HG, Karnik A, Patel T, Sinha SN, Saiyed H. Erosion of nails following thallium poisoning: a case report. Occup Environ Med 2004;61:640-642.
  3. Saha A, Ramnath T, Chaudhuri RN, Saiyed HN. An Accident-risk Assessment Study of Contract Piece Rated Workers. Industrial Health 2004;42:240-245.

2003

  1. Saha A, Kulkarni PK, Chaudhuri RN, Saiyed HN. An Introspection into Reportable Accidents: Scenario of a Fertilizer Industry. Indian J Occup Environ Med 2003;7(3):23-28.

2002

  1. Saha A, Chaudhuri RN. A Morbidity Study of Molasses Producing Workers. Indian J Occup Environ Med 2002;6(4):222-224.
  2. Saha A, Chaudhuri RN. Is Temporary Disablement Benefit Sufficient to Compensate Workers, Loss in Cases of Accidents? Indian J Occup Hlth 2002;45(2):73-75.

Books

  1. Saha A, Tiwari R, Parikh DJ, Saiyed HN. Occupational health service manual for ONGC. 2007.

Book Chapter

  1. Saha A, Kulkarni PK, Chaudhuri RN, Saiyed HN. Accident Risk and Status of Employment: An Introspection.2004
  2. Saha A. Shift and long working hour and reproduction. in Kumar S and Tiwari RR ed. Environmental and Occupational Exposures - Reproductive Impairments. New Delhi: Daya Publ House, 2010:395-405.