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CGHR News
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March 28, 2017 — “Verbal autopsies” could reveal how millions live and die
One of the biggest challenges [...] is being able to get an appropriate “national sample of deaths”
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March 27, 2017 — Global health researchers receive QES grant
QES grant will enable global talent exchange and develop scholars
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February 6, 2017 — Analyses: Union Budget 2017 Tobacco Tax Increase
Tobacco tax increase in India’s Union budget 2017 is insufficient to improve public health
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January 24, 2017 — Tripling tobacco taxes
Key for achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals by 2030
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January 9, 2017 — Hellen Gelband: botanist turned policy guru in global health
Profile of Hellen Gelband, The Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy’s (CDDEP) Associate Director for Policy
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September 16, 2016 — How Canada can help lead the way to better global health
Prof. Prabhat Jha shares his thoughts on Canada’s role in global health
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May 30, 2016 — Principles of Tobacco Control
Prof. Prabhat Jha shares his thoughts on Tobacco Control.
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April 14, 2016 — Dr Prabhat Jha wins the inaugural CIHR Trailblazer Award
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.
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April 5, 2016 — Counting the Dead to Save the Living
The Varsity, University of Toronto’s student paper, sat down and spoke with Prof. Prabhat Jha about the Million Deaths Study.
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December 17, 2015 — Talking to the Dead – 52 Insights
A new interview with Prof. Prabhat Jha on the Million Death Study
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July 17, 2015 — Smoking profiled in The Economist
The Economist profiles the changes to the modern smoking epidemic and the policies needed to reduce tobacco deaths
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May 26, 2015 — India Causes of Death 2004-2006 Report
Registrar General of India report publishes the Causes of Death in India for 2004-6
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Featured Publications
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April 11, 2017 — Raising taxes key to accelerate tobacco control in South Asia
South Asian countries must prioritise higher tobacco taxation and other control measures
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December 13, 2016 — Renal failure deaths and their risk factors in India 2001–13
Renal failure is a growing public health concern for India.
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December 1, 2016 — Childhood Cancer Mortality in India
The burden of childhood cancer in India is substantially higher than previously suggested.
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September 6, 2016 — Karnataka’s Roadmap to Improved Health
Cost effective solutions to address priority diseases, reduce poverty and increase economic growth
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April 6, 2016 — Trends in bidi and cigarette smoking in India 1998 to 2015
The number of smokers is rising and cigarettes are replacing bidi in India.
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April 5, 2016 — Effects of body mass index, tobacco smoking, alcohol drinking and solid fuel use on the risk of asthma
BMI, smoking, drinking and solid fuel use —combined— double or triple the risk of development of asthma.
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December 17, 2015 — Causes of Death in India 2010-2013
Registrar General of India and the Centre for Global Health Research release statistics from the Sample Registration System and MDS
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November 19, 2015 — Adult mortality risk in India in 2014
New demographic view of Indian adult mortality shows a east-west differences in the country
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November 19, 2015 — Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition : Volume 3. Cancer
Cancer control in low and middle income countries is possible and will save lives
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November 11, 2015 — Disease Control Priorities for Cancer control intervention in LMICs – The Lancet
The DCP-3 Author Group presents key messages for costs, affordability, and feasibility of an essential package of cancer control
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October 20, 2015 — Facility Delivery, Postnatal Care and Neonatal Deaths in India: Nationally-Representative Case-Control Studies
In India, women often seek facility delivery after complications arise, rather than to avoid complications.
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October 15, 2015 — Research: What makes an eLife paper in epidemiology and global health?
Editors of the journal discuss quality and effective epidemiology in the global context
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Featured Videos
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October 5, 2016 — Statistical Alliance for Vital Events (SAVE)
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January 1, 2014 — Global Effects of Smoking, of Quitting, and of Taxing Tobacco
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September 17, 2013 — TEDx: Death 101
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April 20, 2012 — Cancer Deaths in India (English)
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May 24, 2011 — Missing Girls in India (English)
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October 21, 2010 — Malaria Deaths in India (English)
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