Dr Arjun Chandna
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Arjun Chandna
MBBS MRCP BA MSc DPhil AFHEA
Research Physician
- Clinical Lecturer in Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology
- Honorary Visiting Research Fellow
PREDICTION OF DISEASE SEVERITY
I am an Honorary Visiting Research Fellow at the Cambodia Oxford Medical Research Unit (COMRU) and a Clinical Lecturer at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. I have worked with the MORU Tropical Health Network since 2018. I am passionate about using research to develop capacity for clinical infection services.
My research focuses on the syndromic management of febrile illness and specifically early recognition of children at risk of progression to sepsis. Between 2019-2023 I was based at COMRU within Angkor Hospital for Children in Siem Reap, where I completed my DPhil, supported by a Wellcome Trust Doctoral Training Fellowship.
I am a member of the team leading the South and Southeast Asian Community-based Trials Network (SEACTN). Our aim is to develop and evaluate pragmatic, context-appropriate tools to help healthcare providers better manage patients with febrile illnesses and guide resource stewardship. I work in close collaboration with colleagues at Médecins Sans Frontières and the Department of Primary Care Health Sciences at the University of Oxford.
Recent publications
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Understanding the primary healthcare context in rural South and Southeast Asia: a village profiling study
Chew R. et al, (2025), International Health
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Evaluation of hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine for the prevention of COVID-19 (COPCOV): A double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial
Schilling WHK. et al, (2024), PLOS Medicine, 21, e1004428 - e1004428
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Understanding the primary healthcare context in rural South and Southeast Asia: a village profiling study
Chew R. et al, (2024)
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Prospects for the development of community-based care in remote rural areas: a stakeholder analysis in Laos.
Liverani M. et al, (2024), BMC health services research, 24
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The feasibility of novel point-of-care diagnostics for febrile illnesses at health centres in Southeast Asia: a mixed-methods study
Adella FJ. et al, (2023), Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 117, 788 - 796