Interventions in India should focus on the effects of moderately cold temperature, which contribute to the most deaths.
India has avoided about 1 million deaths of children under age five since 2005 but there is still more to be done.
One of the biggest challenges [...] is being able to get an appropriate “national sample of deaths”
QES grant will enable global talent exchange and develop scholars
Tobacco tax increase in India’s Union budget 2017 is insufficient to improve public health
Key for achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals by 2030
Profile of Hellen Gelband, The Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy’s (CDDEP) Associate Director for Policy
Prof. Prabhat Jha shares his thoughts on Canada’s role in global health
Prof. Prabhat Jha shares his thoughts on Tobacco Control.
Director of the Centre for Global Health Research, Dr Prabhat Jha, has received this award in recognition for his outstanding contributions to population and public health.
The Varsity, University of Toronto’s student paper, sat down and spoke with Prof. Prabhat Jha about the Million Deaths Study.
A new interview with Prof. Prabhat Jha on the Million Death Study
The Economist profiles the changes to the modern smoking epidemic and the policies needed to reduce tobacco deaths
Registrar General of India report publishes the Causes of Death in India for 2004-6
Public health interventions to mitigate temperature effects need to focus not only on extremely hot temperatures but also moderately cold temperatures
Previously unstudied nationally, cardiac mortality is on the rise in India, especially in rural areas and young adults
Higher cigarette prices would save millions of people
“We have designed a verbal autopsy tool to identify and remedy gaps in the HIV care continuum.”
Cause-of-death data can be captured at low cost, with high quality, and in a timely manner.
There is a need for ongoing attention to avoidable mortality in Mexico and among US Mexican Hispanics
India has avoided about 1 million deaths of children under age five since 2005 but there is still more to be done.
Routine vaccination and supplemental immunization between 2000 and 2015 saved 1. 6 million under-five children from death
South Asian countries must prioritize higher tobacco taxation and other control measures
Renal failure is a growing public health concern for India.
The burden of childhood cancer in India is substantially higher than previously suggested.
Cost effective solutions to address priority diseases, reduce poverty and increase economic growth
The number of smokers is rising and cigarettes are replacing bidi in India.
BMI, smoking, drinking and solid fuel use —combined— double or triple the risk of development of asthma.
Registrar General of India and the Centre for Global Health Research release statistics from the Sample Registration System and MDS
New demographic view of Indian adult mortality shows a east-west differences in the country
September 19, 2017 — Changes in Child Causes of Death in India from 2000 – 2015
October 5, 2016 — Statistical Alliance for Vital Events (SAVE)
January 1, 2014 — Global Effects of Smoking, of Quitting, and of Taxing Tobacco
September 17, 2013 — TEDx: Death 101
April 20, 2012 — Cancer Deaths in India (English)
May 24, 2011 — Missing Girls in India (English)
October 21, 2010 — Malaria Deaths in India (English)