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21st-Century Hazards of Smoking and Benefits of Cessation in the United States
— January 23, 2013A CGHR study published in NEJM finds that smokers who quit before 40 years save a decade of their lives
Counting the dead is one of the best public health investments
— August 31, 2012Improving cause of death data in places where vital registration is scarce could dramatically transform public health.
Suicide is one of top causes of death for young adults in India
— June 12, 2012New research published in the Lancet estimates a total of 0.2 million suicide deaths in 2010 in India.
Top interventions to tackle global chronic disease
— May 1, 2012A Copenhagen Consensus panel, including Prof Prabhat Jha, outlines five key interventions with the greatest “bang for buck” to tackle chronic disease in developing countries.
Growing economies urged to avoid private health-care models
— March 29, 2012Professors Prabhat Jha and Dean T. Jamison reflect on lessons from the US health-care model.
Tobacco-related and cervical cancers are important causes of death among working-age people in India
— March 28, 2012New study published in The Lancet finds a significant portion of cancer mortality in India is avoidable.
Tobacco tax reform needed to curb corruption and increase revenue while saving lives in India
— October 20, 2011New CGHR study emphasizes the need for tobacco tax reform in India to improve tax administration, increase revenue, and save 69 million years of healthy life.
Use of female sex workers in India: PLoS One article
— September 8, 2011CGHR study investigates patterns of non-regular sex partners and use of female sex workers by Indian men for HIV prevention.
WHO Bulletin: Deaths from unintentional falls in India
— August 15, 2011Study in the WHO Bulletin reveals new information about deaths in India from unintentional falls.
Selective abortion may account for up to 12 million missing girls in India
— May 24, 2011Study in The Lancet finds that selective abortion of girls in India has drastically increased. Press materials available.
New findings for infectious disease deaths among 5-14 year olds in India
— May 24, 2011Infectious disease mortality in older children aged 5-14 now published in PLoS One.
Snakebite deaths largely underestimated in India, says new CGHR study
— April 12, 2011India is believed to have more snakebites than any other country in the world.
CGHR study in PLoS One: capturing the context of maternal deaths using verbal autopsy
— February 7, 2011Capturing the context of maternal deaths from supplementary narratives in verbal autopsy.
Child mortality findings from the Million Death Study
— November 13, 2010Lancet study shows that more than 2.3 million children under the age of 5 died in India in 2005. Press materials available.
Controversial malaria mortality results from the Million Death Study
— October 21, 2010Lancet study shows that malaria deaths in India has been vastly underestimated. Press materials available.